1 Corinthians 1

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1 Corinthians 1:1–21 in Codex Amiatinus (~700 CE).
BookFirst Epistle to the Corinthians
CategoryPauline epistles
Christian Bible partNew Testament
Order in the Christian part7
1 Corinthians 1 is located in Mediterranean
Ephesus
Ephesus
Corinth
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Corinth and Ephesus in the Mediterranean
The city of Corinth, from the summit of Acrocorinth (2007)
Ruins of Ephesus amphitheater with the harbor street leading to the coastline (2004).

1 Corinthians 1 is the first chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes in Ephesus, composed between 52–55 CE,[1] and sent to the church in Corinth.[2][3]

Text

The first page of 1 Corinthians in Minuscule 223 (14th century)

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 31 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

References

  1. ^ Barclay 2007, pp. 1108–9.
  2. ^ Halley, Henry H. (1965) [1927]. Halley's Bible Handbook: An Abbreviated Bible Commentary (24th ed.). Zondervan Publishing House. p. 593. ISBN 0-310-25720-4.
  3. ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers. 2012. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-8054-9587-4.
  4. ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 46.

Sources

  • Barclay, John (2007). "65. I Corinthians". In Barton, John; Muddiman, John (eds.). The Oxford Bible Commentary (paperback) (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 1108–33. ISBN 978-0-19927718-6. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  • Winter, Bruce (1994). "1 Corinthians". In Carson, D. A.; France, R. T.; Motyer, J. A.; Wenham, G. J. (eds.). New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition (4, illustr., repr., rev. ed.). Inter-Varsity Press. pp. 1161–87. ISBN 978-0-85110648-9.

External links

  • 1 Corinthians 1 King James Bible - Wikisource
  • English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
  • Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
  • Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)