Bible Strands
1 Corinthians 1:11
My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church immediately after his appeal for unity, noting the precise moment informants from Chloe’s household deliver news of internal quarrels.
The words — Ἐδηλώθη (Edēlōthē) = It was shown and ὑπὸ (hupo) = by, which structurally mark the report as a revealed fact originating from Chloe’s household rather than Paul’s own observation.
The thread — The factional strife aligns with the verbal conflict warned in Proverbs 18:6, the conceit condemned in Galatians 5:26, and the word disputes detailed in 1 Timothy 6:4.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to treat reported divisions as objective facts demanding immediate correction, not as subjective preferences to be negotiated.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 18:6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Galatians 5:26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
- 1 Timothy 6:4 he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
- 2 Timothy 2:23 But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.
- Genesis 27:42 When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
- Genesis 37:2 This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
- 1 Samuel 25:14 Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed at them.
- Proverbs 13:10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
- 2 Corinthians 12:20 For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.