Parallel Verses
Amplified
God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Holman Bible
God is faithful;
International Standard Version
Faithful is the God by whom you were called into fellowship with his Son Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.
A Conservative Version
God is faithful through whom ye were called for the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
American Standard Version
God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
An Understandable Version
God is faithful [i.e., He will continue working among you] and it is through Him that you were called into the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Anderson New Testament
God is faithful, by whom you have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Bible in Basic English
God is true, through whom you have been given a part with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Common New Testament
God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for he, who has called you to the communication of his son Jesus Christ our Lord, will make good his promise.
Darby Translation
God is faithful, by whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Godbey New Testament
God is faithful, through whom you have been called unto the fellowship of His Son our Lord Jesus Christ.
Goodspeed New Testament
God can be depended on, and it was he who called you to this fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
John Wesley New Testament
God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Julia Smith Translation
God faithful, by whom we were called to the communion of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
King James 2000
God is faithful, by whom you were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Lexham Expanded Bible
God [is] faithful, by whom you were called to fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Modern King James verseion
God is faithful, by whom you were called to the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For God is faithful, by whom ye are called unto the fellowship of his son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Moffatt New Testament
Faithful is the God who called you to this fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Montgomery New Testament
Faithful is the God by whom you were called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
NET Bible
God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
New Heart English Bible
God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Noyes New Testament
God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Sawyer New Testament
God is faithful by whom you are called into the society of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Emphasized Bible
Faithful, is God, through whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Faithful is God, by whom ye have been called into communion with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Twentieth Century New Testament
God will not fail you, and it is he who called you into communion with his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Webster
God is faithful, by whom ye were called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Weymouth New Testament
God is ever true to His promises, and it was by Him that you were, one and all, called into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Williams New Testament
God is entirely trustworthy, and it is He through whom you have been called into this fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
World English Bible
God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Worrell New Testament
God is faithful, through Whom ye were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Worsley New Testament
for God is faithful by whom ye were called into the communion of his son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Youngs Literal Translation
faithful is God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Themes
Call » To special religious duty » All who are called of God
The call of God » To man is » To fellowship with Christ
Christ » His foreknowledge » His lordship
Christ » Fellowship with » Believers called to
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Who shall be blameless when the lord comes
Communion with God » Is communion with the son
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
Faith/faithfulness » The lord being faithful
God, Faithfulness of » Is part of his character
Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Believers called to
God » Of israel » Faithfulness of
Topics
Interlinear
Dia
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 1:9
Devotionals containing 1 Corinthians 1:9
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 1:9
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 1:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving For The Corinthian Believers
8 And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 10 But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith].
Cross References
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you [setting you on a firm foundation] and will protect and guard you from the evil one.
Isaiah 49:7
This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One says,
To the thoroughly despised One,
To the One hated by the nation
To the Servant of rulers,
“
Princes shall also bow down,
Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
Romans 8:28
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
1 John 1:3
what we have seen and heard we also proclaim to you, so that you too may have fellowship [as partners] with us. And indeed our fellowship [which is a distinguishing mark of born-again believers] is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
Deuteronomy 7:9
Therefore know [without any doubt] and understand that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who is keeping His covenant and His [steadfast] lovingkindness to a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy].
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Numbers 23:19
“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
Deuteronomy 32:4
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
Psalm 100:5
For the Lord is good;
His mercy and lovingkindness are everlasting,
His faithfulness [endures] to all generations.
Isaiah 25:1
I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name;
For You have done miraculous things,
Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23
It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed,
Because His [tender] compassions never fail.
John 15:4-5
1 John 4:13
By this we know [with confident assurance] that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given to us His [Holy] Spirit.
Psalm 89:33-35
“Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,
Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
Isaiah 11:5
And righteousness will be the belt around His loins,
And faithfulness the belt around His waist.
Matthew 24:35
John 17:21
Romans 8:30
And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified [declared free of the guilt of sin]; and those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity].
Romans 9:24
including us, whom He also called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles?
Romans 11:17
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you [Gentiles], being like a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them to share with them the rich root of the olive tree,
1 Corinthians 1:30
But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],
1 Corinthians 10:16
Is the cup of blessing which we bless [at the Lord’s Supper] not a sharing in the blood of Christ? [Indeed it is.] Is the bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ? [Indeed it is.]
2 Corinthians 1:18
But [as surely as] God is faithful and means what He says, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No” [at the same time].
Galatians 1:15
But when God, who had chosen me and set me apart before I was born, and called me through His grace, was pleased
Ephesians 2:20-22
having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the [chief] Cornerstone,
Ephesians 3:6
[it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].
Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf. And with my own body I
1 Thessalonians 2:12
to live lives [of honor, moral courage, and personal integrity] worthy of the God who [saves you and] calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:14
It was to this end that He called you through our gospel [the good news of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection], so that you may obtain and share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 1:9
for He delivered us and saved us and called us with a holy calling [a calling that leads to a consecrated life—a life set apart—a life of purpose], not because of our works [or because of any personal merit—we could do nothing to earn this], but because of His own purpose and grace [His amazing, undeserved favor] which was granted to us in Christ Jesus before the world began [eternal ages ago],
Titus 1:2
based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,
Hebrews 2:17
Therefore, it was essential that He had to be made like His brothers (mankind) in every respect, so that He might [by experience] become a merciful and faithful High Priest in things related to God, to make atonement (propitiation) for the people’s sins [thereby wiping away the sin, satisfying divine justice, and providing a way of reconciliation between God and mankind].
Hebrews 3:1
Therefore,
Hebrews 3:14
For we [believers] have become partakers of Christ [sharing in all that the Messiah has for us], if only we hold firm our newborn confidence [which originally led us to Him] until the end,
Hebrews 6:18
so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
Hebrews 10:23
Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word];
Hebrews 11:11
By faith even Sarah herself received the ability to conceive [a child], even [when she was long] past the normal age for it, because she considered Him who had given her the promise to be reliable and true [to His word].
1 Peter 5:10
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be].
1 John 1:7
but if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who was riding it is called Faithful and True (trustworthy, loyal, incorruptible, steady), and in righteousness He judges and wages war [on the rebellious nations].