"For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them {which are of the house} of Chloe, that there are content…" — 1 Corinthians 1:11

1 Corinthians 1:11 · 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.”

— 1 Corinthians 1:11

Verse 10

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 you; but {that} ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. {divisions: Gr. schisms}

Verse 12

Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

1 Corinthians 1 — Context

God {is} faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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.

Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

Cross References

1 Timothy 6:4

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, {proud: or, a fool} {doting: or, sick}

Galatians 5:26

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

2 Timothy 2:23-25

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

Galatians 5:20

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and {that} I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest {there be} debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Proverbs 13:10

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised {is} wisdom.

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 sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.