11 translations · Greek

1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

World English Bible

1 Corinthians 1:9 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
KJV King James Version
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
ASV American Standard Version
God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
LSV Literal Standard Version
faithful [is] God, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
FBV Free Bible Version
God is trustworthy who called you to share together in fellowship with his son Jesus Christ our Lord.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
faithful [is] God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
DBY Darby Translation
God [is] faithful, by whom ye have been called into [the] fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
WBT Webster’s Bible
God is faithful, by whom ye were called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
God is faithful: by whom you are called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
πιστὸς pistos [is] faithful G4103 πιστός faithful
ὁ ho — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
Θεὸς Theos God G2316 θεός God
δι’ di’ — G1223 διά through/because of
οὗ hou who G3739 ὅς which
ἐκλήθητε eklēthēte has called you G2564 καλέω to call: call
εἰς eis into G1519 εἰς toward
κοινωνίαν koinōnian fellowship G2842 κοινωνία participation
τοῦ tou — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
Υἱοῦ Huiou Son G5207 υἱός son
αὐτοῦ autou with His G846 αὐτός it/s/he
Ἰησοῦ Iēsou Jesus G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus
Χριστοῦ Christou Christ G5547 Χριστός Christ
τοῦ tou — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
Κυρίου Kyriou Lord G2962 κύριος lord: God
ἡμῶν hēmōn our G1473 ἐγώ I/we
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:3

    But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

  • Hebrews 10:23

    let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.

  • Deuteronomy 7:9

    Know therefore that Yahweh your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with them who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations,

  • 1 John 1:3

    that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:13

    No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

  • Deuteronomy 32:4

    The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

  • Romans 8:28

    We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

  • Psalm 100:5

    For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.

  • Isaiah 49:7

    Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and rise up; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

  • 1 John 1:7

    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

7 so that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

8 who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

10 Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

11 For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

Read all of 1 Corinthians 1 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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