1 Corinthians 15:9
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”
ἐλάχιστος
Least, smallest, very small. Elachistos. Whatever you did for the least of these you did for me. Jesus identifies with the overlooked. Serving the least is serving the Lord.
ἐκκλησία
church
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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καλέω
to be called
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καλέω
To call, to summon, to invite. Kaleo. Many are called but few are chosen. The call of God is universal but the response is personal. The invitation is open. Will you come.
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θεός
of God;
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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διώκω
I persecuted
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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ἱκανός
fit
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ἱκανός
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
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διότι
because
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διότι
on the very account that, or inasmuch as
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εἰμί
am
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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