1 Corinthians 1:1

From Paul, ¹  called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus ²  by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

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

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

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.

I, Paul, have been called and sent by Jesus, the Messiah, according to God's plan, along with my friend Sosthenes.

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Sosthenes the brother,

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

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

From Paul, ¹  called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus ²  by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “From” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

² tc Many important mss, as well as several others (א A Ψ 1739 1881 Ï sy), have a reversed order of these words and read “Jesus Christ” rather than “Christ Jesus” (Ì⁴⁶ B D F G 33 it). The meaning is not affected in either case, but the reading “Christ Jesus” is preferred both because it has somewhat better attestation and because it is slightly more difficult and thus more likely the original (a scribe who found it would be prone to change it to the more common expression). At the same time, Paul is fond of the order “Christ Jesus.” As well, the later Pauline letters almost uniformly use this order in the salutations. Thus, on both external and internal grounds, “Christ Jesus” is the preferred reading here.