1 Corinthians 1:2 (KJV)

Passage

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

1 Corinthians 1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "church", "corinth", "sanctified", "christ", "jesus", "saints", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "church", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Paul called to be an apostle of..." into verse 3's "Grace be unto you and peace from...", so "called" and "church" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "church" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.