Church of God, located in Corinth.

The Church is not one or the other, but God's. How then do you have people as leaders? [2] If, again, you are the Church, you must be in perfect unity.

Sanctified in Christ Jesus.

You are sanctified, not in any man, but in Christ, that is, through baptism, and not through wisdom or riches, of which you are proud.

To the called saints.

And the same thing, he says, that ye have believed, not of yourselves, but ye have obeyed and believed, because ye have been called of God. Therefore faith also has its origin in God; for if he had not called, you would not have believed.

With all who come is the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace, he says, and peace be with you not only the Corinthians, but also with all who call on the name of Christ, and not so-and-so.

In every place, with them and with us.

He mentions believers in every place to show that all believers constitute one Church, wherever they may be. How did you, living in the same city, get divided? On the other hand, he added ours. For having said, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and having placed in the middle, in every place, he repeated, and said, The Lord is with them and with us, in order to show that the Lord is one for all. Some, however, understand these words as they stand: in every place, with them and with us, that is, in which we and they live.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace and peace from God. Even before, when we were at enmity against Him, we received peace by His grace, and I pray that both things may always be given to you from God, that is, that you may not be deprived of His grace or peace; because you live in disagreement with each other. How then do you apply yourselves to men, and seek from them as teachers grace and favor?

Thank you incessantly.

Teaches us to be grateful. He does so in almost every epistle; But now he speaks especially appropriately about gratitude. For gratitude is for a good deed, and a good deed is neither a duty nor a recompense. Consequently, he also destroys the pride of the Corinthians.