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1 Corinthians 1:1

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

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Corinth was a prosperous Roman colony and major port city in southern Greece, known for commerce and religious diversity. Paul addresses the church there as an apostle called by God, grounding his authority in Christ’s will for a congregation facing the pressures of its influential urban setting.

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