1 Corinthians 11:18

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
all	πρῶτον prōton	G4412	firstly (in time
when	μὲν men	G3303	properly · particle
ye	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
together	συνερχομένων sunerchomenōn	G4905	to convene · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, genitive plural masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
church	ἐκκλησίᾳ ekklēsia	G1577	a calling out · noun — dative singular feminine
hear	ἀκούω akouō	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
be	ὑπάρχειν, huparchein	G5225	to begin under (quietly) · verb — present active infinitive
divisions	σχίσματα schismata	G4978	a split or gap ("schism") · noun — accusative plural neuter
among	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
I	πιστεύω· pisteuō	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
partly	μέρος meros	G3313	a division or share (literally or figuratively · noun — accusative singular neuter
believe	πιστεύω pisteúō	G4100	to have faith (in
it	τι ti	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — accusative singular neuter

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
1 Corinthians 1:10-12 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among yo…
1 Corinthians 5:1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one sh…
1 Corinthians 6:1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:17-22

In this passage the apostle sharply rebukes them for much greater disorders than the former, in their partaking of the Lord's supper, which was commonly done in the first ages, as the ancients tell us, with a love-feast annexed, which gave occasion to the scandalous disorders which the apostle here reprehends, concerning which observe, I. The manner in which he introduces his charge: "Now in this that I declare to you I praise you not, Co1 11:17. I cannot commend, but must blame and condemn you." It is plain, from the beginning of the chapter, that he was willing and pleased to commend as far as he could. But such scandalous disorders, in so sacred an institution, as they were guilty of, cal…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 11:18

first of all--In the first place. The "divisions" (Greek, "schisms") meant, are not merely those of opinion (Co1 1:10), but in outward acts at the love-feasts (AgapÃ&brvbr), (Co1 11:21). He does not follow up the expression, "in the first place," by "in the second place." But though not expressed, a second abuse was in his mind when he said, "In the first place," namely, THE ABUSE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS, which also created disorder in their assemblies [ALFORD], (Co1 12:1; Co1 14:23, Co1 14:26, Co1 14:33, Co1 14:40). in the church--not the place of worship; for ISIDORE OF PELUSIUM denies that there were such places specially set apart for worship in the apostles' times [Epistle, 246.2]. But, "i…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 11:18

There be divisions among you - They had σχισματα, schisms, among them: the old parties were kept up, even in the place where they assembled to eat the Lord's Supper. The Paulians, the Kephites, and the Apollonians, continued to be distinct parties; and ate their meals separately, even in the same house.

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 11:18

For first of all, when ye come together in the church,.... The place where the church met together to perform divine service, called "one place". 1 Corinthians 11:20 and is distinguished from their own "houses", 1 Corinthians 11:22 and the first thing he took notice of as worthy of dispraise and reproof, in their religious assemblies, were their animosities and factions: I hear that there be divisions among you: schisms and parties, either about their ministers, one being for Paul, another for Apollos, and another for Cephas; or in the celebration of the Lord's supper, and that which went before it, they going into separate bodies, and partook by themselves, and each took his own supper bef…

The Church Fathers

These were the ingenious arts of "spiritual wickednesses," wherewith we also, my brethren, may fairly expect to have "to wrestle," as necessary for faith, that the elect may be made manifest, (and) that the reprobate may be discovered.
— Tertullian, The Prescription Against Heretics

If, however, the angels of the rival god are referred to, what fear is there for them? for not even Marcion's disciples, (to say nothing of his angels, ) have any desire for women. We have often shown before now, that the apostle classes heresies as evil among "works of the flesh," and that he would have those persons accounted estimable who shun heresies as an evil thing.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book V

For he shows us that it was owing to the prospect of the greater evil that he readily believed the existence of the lighter ones; and so far indeed was he from believing, in respect of evils (of such a kind), that heresies were good, that his object was to forewarn us that we ought not to be surprised at temptations of even a worse stamp, since (he said) they tended "to make manifest all such as were approved; " in other words, those whom they were unable to pervert.
— Tertullian, The Prescription Against Heretics

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Dictionary and topics

Dissension · In congregations — In congregations
Divisions · Condemned in the church — Condemned in the church
Doctrines · FALSE — FALSE
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 11:18

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:17-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 11:18

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 11:18

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 11:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 11:18

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:17-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 11:18

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 11:18

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 11:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 11:17-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 11:18