1 Corinthians 1:2 (DRB)

Passage

To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and ours.

Nearby Context

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

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

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

1 Corinthians 1:4 I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "church", "corinth", "sanctified", "christ", "jesus", "saints", and "invoke". 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.