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1 Corinthians 1:11

My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
1 Corinthians 1:11 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.
  • 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.
  • NKJV For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.
  • NASB For I have been informed concerning you, my brothers and sisters, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you.
  • NLT For some members of Chloe’s household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters.

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Quick answer

Paul names his source: members of Chloe's household reported quarrels among the Corinthians. He addresses the problem openly and honestly.

Overview

Paul transparently cites those from 'Chloe's household,' likely a believing woman whose people had informed him of the contentions. His willingness to name his source models honest, accountable correction rather than vague accusation. The 'contentions' he names are the rivalries he will dissect in the verses that follow.

Cross-references & the web

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  • 2 Tim 2:23–25But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.
  • Gal 5:26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
  • Prov 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
  • 1 Tim 6:4he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
  • 1 Cor 3:3for 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?
  • Prov 13:10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
  • Gal 5:20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
  • 2 Cor 12:20For 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.
  • Gen 27:42When 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.
  • Gen 37:2This 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 Sam 25:14–17Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.
  • Gal 5:15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
  • 1 Cor 6:1–7If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!
  • Jas 4:1–2What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
  • Phil 2:14Do everything without complaining or arguing,
  • 1 Cor 11:18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

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