But to them that are called (αυτοις δε τοις κλητοις). Dative case, to the called themselves.

Christ (Χριστ…

But unto them which are called. This refers to all true Christians (see Barnes on 1 Corinthians 1:9).

Both Jews and…

Them which are called.—St. Paul always speaks of all Christians as “the called,” not using that word in the narrower sens…

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Gre…

In contrast, Paul states that God has his chosen ones, the “called” (GK 3105), from both the Jews and Gentiles. Paul has preached to such people ab…

Both Greeks and Jews. By this contrast, he shows that Christ's unfavorable reception was not due to any fault on His part, nor to the natu…

But unto them which are called
Effectually, by the grace of God, not merely externally, but internally; these have o…

Paul had been educated in Jewish learning; but the plain preaching of a crucified Jesus was more powerful than all the oratory and philosophy of th…

After condemning their conflict with a reason based on baptism, the Apostle disapproves of it again with a reason based on doctrine. For some of th…