1 Corinthians 1:2 (ASV)

Passage

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

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

1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "church", "corinth", "even", "sanctified", "christ", "jesus", and "saints". 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 to you and peace from God...", 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.