1 Corinthians 1:11

1 Corinthians 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

Context of 1 Corinthians 1:11

9God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 10I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose. For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you. 12Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.” 13Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul?

1 Corinthians 1:11 word by word

Ἐδηλώθη γάρ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί μου, ὑπὸ τῶν Χλόης ὅτι ἔριδες ἐν ὑμῖν εἰσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• it hath been declaredδηλόωdēloō · to make clearG1213
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• themὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of ChloeΧλόηChloē · ChloeG5514
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• there areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• contentionsἔριςeris · quarrelG2054
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 1:11

• 1 Corinthians 11:18For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
• Genesis 27:42When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said, she quickly summoned her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you.
• Genesis 37:2This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, was taking care of the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.
• 1 Samuel 25:14But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet our lord, but he screamed at them.
• 1 Corinthians 3:3for you are still influenced by the flesh. For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?
• 1 Corinthians 6:1When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?
• Proverbs 13:10With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
• Proverbs 18:6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
• Galatians 5:15However, if you continually bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.
• Philippians 2:14Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
• 1 Timothy 6:4he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
• 2 Timothy 2:23But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.
• James 4:1Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11By 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 1 Corinthians 16:17, were probably the sons of this Chloe. Contentions - , Altercations; produced by the , divisions, mentioned above. When…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For it hath been declared unto me - Of the contentions existing in the church at Corinth, it is evident that they had not informed him in the letter which they had sent; see 1 Corinthians 7:1, compare the introduction. He had incidentally heard of their contentions. My brethren - A token of affectionate regard, evincing his love for them, and his deep interest in their welfare, even when he administered a needed rebuke. Of the house of Chloe - Of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 In the great things of religion be of one mind; and where there is not unity of sentiment, still let there be union of affection. Agreement in the greater things should extinguish divisions about the lesser. There will be perfect union in heaven, and the nearer we approach it on earth, the nearer we come to perfection. Paul and Apollos both were faithful ministers of Jesus Christ, and helpers of their faith and joy; but those disposed to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Chloe was a woman from Corinth, not mentioned in other parts of the Bible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (1Co 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 (1Co 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…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 1:11

• Chloe
• Church
• Dissension
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Chloe
• Confirm
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Cross
• Disputer
• Foolishness
• Household
• Join
• Preach
• Revelation of Christ

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings