1 Corinthians 1:11

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γάρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
declared	Ἐδηλώθη Edēlōthē	G1213	to make plain (by words) · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
me	μοί moí	G3427	to me
of	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
you	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
brethren	ἀδελφοί adelphoi	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — vocative plural masculine
by	ὑπὸ hupo	G5259	under · preposition
them	τῶν tōn	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive plural masculine
Chloe	Χλόης Chloēs	G5514	"green" · noun — genitive singular feminine, a proper name
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
are	εἰσί eisí	G1526	they are
contentions	ἔριδες erides	G2054	a quarrel · noun — nominative plural feminine
among	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you

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Cross-references

Proverbs 18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Galatians 5:26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
1 Timothy 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
2 Timothy 2:23-25 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Genesis 27:42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy br…
Genesis 37:2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the son…
1 Samuel 25:14-17 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and h…
Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:10-13

Here the apostle enters on his subject. I. He extorts them to unity and brotherly love, and reproves them for their divisions. He had received an account from some that wished them well of some unhappy differences among them. It was neither ill-will to the church, nor to their ministers, that prompted them to give this account; but a kind and prudent concern to have these heats qualified by Paul's interposition. He writes to them in a very engaging way: "I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; if you have any regard to that dear and worthy name by which you are called, be unanimous. Speak all the same thing; avoid divisions or schisms" (as the original is), "that is, a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 1:11

(Co1 11:18). by them . . . of . . . house of Chloe--They seem to have been alike in the confidence of Paul and of the Corinthians. The Corinthians "wrote" to the apostle (Co1 7:1), consulting him concerning certain points; marriage, the eating of things offered to idols, the decorum to be observed by women in religious assemblies. But they said not a syllable about the enormities and disorders that had crept in among them. That information reached Paul by other quarters. Hence his language about those evils is, "It hath been declared unto me," &c.; "It is reported commonly" (Co1 5:1-2). All this he says before he refers to their letter, which shows that the latter did not give him any inti…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 1:11

By them which are of the house of Chloe - This was doubtless some very religious matron at Corinth, whose family were converted to the Lord; some of whom were probably sent to the apostle to inform him of the dissensions which then prevailed in the Church at that place. Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus, mentioned Co1 16:17, were probably the sons of this Chloe. Contentions - Εριδες, Altercations; produced by the σχισματα, divisions, mentioned above. When once they had divided, they must necessarily have contended, in order to support their respective parties.

The Church Fathers

Perhaps there was a family at Corinth called Chloe, but Paul does not give any details so as not to reveal their identity and start more quarreling.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 168

Some people think that "Chloe's people" are those who remain faithful and bear fruit in the faith of Christ. Others think that Chloe is a place, as if one were to say "Antioch's people," for example. But others think that she was a woman devoted to God, in whose company there were many faithful worshipers.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

But they roll back an objection from that apostle himself, in that he said, "For Christ sent me not to baptize; " , as if by this argument baptism were done away! For if so, why did he baptize Gaius, and Crispus, and the house of Stephanas? However, even if Christ had not sent him to baptize, yet He had given other apostles the precept to baptize. But these words were written to the Corinthians in regard of the circumstances of that particular time; seeing that schisms and dissensions were agitated among them, while one attributes everything to Paul, another to Apollos. For which reason the "peace-making" apostle, for fear he should seem to claim all gifts for himself, says that he had been sent "not to baptize, but to preach." For preaching is the prior thing, baptizing the posterior. Therefore the preaching came first: but I think baptizing withal was lawful to him to whom preaching was.
— Tertullian, On Baptism

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Dictionary and topics

Chloe — Verdure, a female Christian (1 Cor. 1:11), some of whose household had informed Paul of the divided state of the Corinthian church. Nothing is known of her.
Corinthians, First Epistle to the — Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apostle’s sojourn there (Acts 19:10; 20:31), and when he had formed the purpose to visit Macedonia, and…
Revelation of Christ — The second advent of Christ. Three different Greek words are used by the apostles to express this, (1) apokalupsis (1 Cor. 1;7; 2 Thess. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:7, 13); (2) parousia (Matt. 24:3, 27; 1 Thess.…
Chloe · A Christian of Corinth — A Christian of Corinth
Dissension · In congregations — In congregations
Divisions · Condemned in the church — Condemned in the church
Reproof · Exemplified: Paul — Exemplified: Paul
Strife · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 1:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:10-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 1:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 1:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 1:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:10-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 1:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 1:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 1:11

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 1:10-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:11