Passage Research
1 Corinthians 1 — Sermon Preparation
Paul rebukes divisions in the Corinthian church and declares that the message of the cross stands in opposition to the wisdom and power of the world. Below is a research summary for 1 Corinthians 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 36
- classic sermon excerpts
- 9
- preachers & commentators
1 Corinthians 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| σοφία | sophía | G4678 | 8 | wisdom |
| σοφός | sophós | G4680 | 5 | wise |
| βαπτίζω | baptízō | G907 | 6 | Baptist, baptize, wash |
| κόσμος | kósmos | G2889 | 5 | adorning, world |
| μωρία | mōría | G3472 | 3 | foolishness |
| κλητός | klētós | G2822 | 3 | called |
| ἐκλέγω | eklégomai | G1586 | 3 | make choice, choose, chosen |
How preachers through history handled this text
36 public-domain excerpts on 1 Corinthians 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“All Christians are by baptism dedicated and devoted to Christ, and are under strict obligations to be holy. But in the true church of God are all who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, and who call upon him as God manifest in the flesh, for all the blessings of salvation; who acknowledge and obey him as their Lord, and as Lord of all; it includes no other persons. Christians are distinguished from the profane and atheists, that they dare not live without prayer; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Corinth— 1 Cor 1:2
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