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In 1 Corinthians 1:1, is Paul a “called-apostle” or “called to be an apostle”?

In 1 Corinthians 1:1, is Paul a “called-apostle” or “called to be an apostle”?

(1 Corinthians 1:1) Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφὸς
(KJV) Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

Note that “to be” is added in …

Is there a difference between ‘seeing’ the Kingdom of God, and ‘entering’ it? (John 3)

Is there a difference between ‘seeing’ the Kingdom of God, and ‘entering’ it? (John 3)

My question concerns two verses in John’s Gospel. I’m using the English Standard Version here but I think the same question arises in other translations:

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born
again he c…