1 I am Paul. God called me to be an apostle of Jesus Christ. He did this because he wanted to.

2 Our Christian brother Sosthenes and I send greetings to the people who are the church of God in the city of Corinth. You are people whom Christ Jesus has made holy. You, too, are chosen to be Gods people. And we send greetings to all the people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is their Lord, just as he is our Lord.

3 May God show you his kindness and peace which come from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I am always thanking God for the blessings he has given you through Jesus Christ.

5 He has made you rich in all ways, in all that you say and in all you know.

6 Christ has done for you just what he promised to do.

7 You have every blessing you need while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again.

8 And right to the end Jesus Christ will surely keep you safe. Then no one will find anything wrong about you on the day our Lord Jesus Christ comes.