1:1-3

EPISTLE CONSTITUENT 1:1-3

(Expressive Paragraph:

Opening of the Epistle)

1:1

AUTHOR

1:1a

'Paul'

1:1a Pau/loj ... kai. Swsqe,nhj o` avdelfo.j

1:1a I, Paul, and Sosthenes our fellow believer are sending this letter to you.

1:1b-c

description

1:1b

RESULT

1:1b klhto.j avpo,stoloj Cristou/ VIhsou/

1:1b I was appointed to be an apostle by Christ Jesus

1:1c

reason

1:1c dia. qelh,matoj qeou/

1:1c because God willed that I be appointed.

1:2

ADDRESSEE

1:2a

'you'

1:2a th/|

1:2a I am writing this letter to you

1:2b

identification

1:2b evkklhsi,a| tou/ qeou/ th/| ou;sh| evn Kori,nqw|(

1:2b who belong to God and who regularly meet together in Corinth city.

1:2c-d

DESCRIPTION (1)

1:2c

RESULT

1:2c h`giasme,noij

1:2c God has set you apart for himself

1:2d

reason

1:2d evn Cristw/| VIhsou/(

1:2d because you are united to Christ Jesus

1:2e-h

DESCRIPTION (2)

'people'

1:2e klhtoi/j a`gi,oij( su.n pa/sin toi/j evpikaloume,noij to. o;noma tou/ kuri,ou h`mw/hsou/ Cristou/ evn panti. to,pw|(

1:2e and God has appointed you to belong to him in a morally pure way along with all the other people that he has appointed to belong to him in every place where believers meet

identity

'Lord'

toi/j evpikaloume,noij to. o;noma tou/ kuri,ou h`mw/hsou/ Cristou/

1:2f They are the people who are acknowledging that our Lord Jesus Christ [MTY] is their sovereign Lord.

description

1:2h auvtw/n kai. h`mw/n\

1:2h He is their sovereign Lord as well as our sovereign Lord.

1:3

BLESSING

1:3a

NUCLEUS (1)

1:3a ca,rij u`mi/n ... avpo. qeou/ patro.j h`mw/n kai. kuri,ou VIhsou/ Cristou/Å

1:3a We(exc) desire that God who is our divine Father and Jesus Christ who is our sovereign Lord continue to act graciously toward you

1:3b

NUCLEUS (2)

1:3b kai. eivrh,nh

1:3b and we(exc) desire that they continue to cause you to experience peace.