Who by the will of God. After Paul had left Corinth, some of the "Circumcision party" had come to the church and tried to destroy his authority as an apostle. They said he had not been made an apostle by God, as had the Twelve. He states his authority as an apostle in strong terms (see also 1 Corinthians 9:1; 2 Corinthians 12:12). Sosthenes. He may be the synagogue-leader of Acts 18:17, who is now a Christian. [Compare Crispus in 1 Corinthians 1:14.] He is not writing this letter for Paul, but only sends his greetings. However, as an ex-leader of the synagogue, his approval of what Paul writes would carry some weight with the Jewish Christians.

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