1 Corinthians 1:2 (LSB)

Passage

To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called as saints, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called as saints, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 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", "been", "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 as an apostle of Jesus..." 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.