Believer's standing in grace through Moshiach
(Romans 5:1-2; Ephesians 1:3-14)
1:1 Paulos, kri'ah (called [to be]) a Shliach of Yeshua (ישוע) Moshiach through the ratzon (will) of Elohim (אלהים), and Sosthenes [our] brother,
1:2 Unto the Assembly of Elohim (אלהים) which is at Kórinthos, to them that are sanctified in Moshiach Yeshua (ישוע), called [to be] set apart ones, with all that in every place call upon the Name of Yeshua (ישוע) Moshiach Adoneinu, both theirs and ours:
1:3 Grace [be] unto you, and shalom, from Elohim (אלהים) Avinu, and [from] Adonay Yeshua (ישוע) Moshiach.
1:4 I thank my Elohim (אלהים) always on your behalf, for the grace of Elohim (אלהים) which is given you by Yeshua (ישוע) Moshiach;
1:5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and [in] all knowledge;
1:6 Even as the testimony of Moshiach was confirmed in you:
1:7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of Adoneinu Yeshua (ישוע) ha Moshiach:
1:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] unreprovable in the day of Adoneinu Yeshua (ישוע) Moshiach.
1:9 Elohim (אלהים) [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Yeshua (ישוע) Moshiach Adoneinu.
Division in the Assembly of Kórinthosian 1:10- 4：21
1:10 Now I beseech you, achim, by the Name of Adoneinu Yeshua Moshiach, that ye all speak as Echad, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1:11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my achim, by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paulos; and I of Apollos; and I of Kefa; and I of Moshiach.
1:13 Is Moshiach divided? was Paulos impaled for you? or were ye immersed in the name of Paulos?
1:14 I thank Elohim (אלהים) that I immersed none of you, but Kríspos and Gáïos;
1:15 Lest any should say that I had immersed in mine own name.
1:16 And I immersed also the household of Stephanás: besides, I know not whether I immersed any other.
1:17 For Moshiach sent me not to immerse, but to proclaim the good news: not with wisdom of words, lest the stake of Moshiach should be made of none effect.
1:18 For the proclaiming of the stake is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of Elohim (אלהים).
1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
1:20 Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this olam hazeh? hath not Elohim (אלהים) made foolish the wisdom of this olam hazeh?
1:21 For after that in the wisdom of Elohim (אלהים) the olam hazeh by wisdom knew not Elohim (אלהים), it pleased Elohim (אלהים) by the foolishness of proclaiming to save them that believe.
1:22 For the Yehudim require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
1:23 But we proclaim Moshiach impaled, unto the Yehudim a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
1:24 But unto them which are called, both Yehudim and Greeks, Moshiach the power of Elohim (אלהים), and the wisdom of Elohim (אלהים).
1:25 Because the foolishness of Elohim (אלהים) is wiser than men; and the weakness of Elohim (אלהים) is stronger than men.
1:26 For ye see your calling, achim, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:
1:27 But Elohim (אלהים) hath chosen the foolish things of the olam hazeh to confound the wise; and Elohim (אלהים) hath chosen the weak things of the olam hazeh to confound the things which are mighty;
1:28 And base things of the olam hazeh, and things which are despised, hath Elohim (אלהים) chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
1:29 That no flesh should glory in His presence.
1:30 But of him are ye in Moshiach Yeshua (ישוע), who of Elohim (אלהים) is made unto us wisdom, and tzedakah, and set-apartness, and redemption:
1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in YHWH (יהוה).
Kórinthos is located about 50 miles / 80 kilometers west of Athens, on the narrow isthmus that connects the southern section of Greece, known as the Peloponnesus, to the Greek mainland. Kórinthos was an important cosmopolitan city located in the Roman province of Achaia.
The site of Ancient Kórinthos was first inhabited in the Neolithic period (5000-3000 B.C.). The peak period of the town, though, started in the 8th century B.C. and lasted until its destruction by the Roman general Mummius in 146 B.C. Representative of its wealth is the Doric temple of Apollo which was built in 550 B.C. The city was reinhabited in 44 B.C. and gradually developed again. In 51/52 A.D., Shaliach Paulos visited Kórinthos.
Sosthenes - meaning safe in Strength Chief off tthe synagogue at Korintos (Acts 18:17). Possibly identical with the co-worker (afterward) of Paulos mentioned in 1 Korintos 1:1. who was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governor, when he refused to proceed against Paul at the instigation of the Yehudim (Acts 18:12-17). The motives of this assault against Sosthenes are not recorded, nor is it mentioned whether it was made by Greeks or Romans. Some identify him, but without sufficient grounds, with one whom Paulos calls “Sosthenes our brother,” a convert to the faith (1 Korintos 1:1).