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General Information:
Paul and Sosthenes wrote this letter to the Christians who belonged to the church in Corinth.
General Information:
Unless otherwise noted, such words as "you" and "your" refer to Paul's audience and so are plural. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
Paul ... to the church of God at Corinth
Your language may have a particular way of introducing the author of a letter and the intended audience. AT: "I, Paul, wrote this letter to you in Corinth who believe in God"
Sosthenes our brother
This indicates that both Paul and the Corinthians knew Sosthenes. AT: "Sosthenes the brother you and I know" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus
Here "sanctified" refers to people whom God has reserved to honor him. AT: "to those whom Christ Jesus has set apart for God" or "to those whom God has set apart for himself because they belong to Christ Jesus"
who are called to be holy people
This can be stated in active form. AT: "whom God has called to be holy people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
their Lord and ours
Jesus is the Lord of Paul and the Corinthians and the same Lord of all the churches. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)