1 Coríntios 1:11-13 ARC

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

1. The manifestation of the problem 1:10-17The surface manifestation of this serious problem was the party spirit that had developed. Members of the church were appreciating their favorite leaders too much and not appreciating the others enough. This was really a manifestation of self-exaltation. They boasted about their teachers of wisdom to boast about themselves. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-20

II. CONDITIONS REPORTED TO PAUL 1:10-6:20The warm introduction to the epistle (1 Corinthians 1:1-9) led Paul to give a strong exhortation to unity. In it he expressed his reaction to reports of serious problems in this church that had reached his ears."Because Paul primarily, and in seriatim fashion, addresses behavioral issues, it is easy to miss the intensely theological nature of 1 Corinthians. Here Paul’s understanding of the gospel and its ethical demands-his theology, if you will-is... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-21

A. Divisions in the church 1:10-4:21The first major problem that Paul addressed was the divisions that were fragmenting this church.". . . this opening issue is the most crucial in the letter, not because their ’quarrels’ were the most significant error in the church, but because the nature of this particular strife had as its root cause their false theology, which had exchanged the theology of the cross for a false triumphalism that went beyond, or excluded, the cross." [Note: Idem, The First... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:11

Today no one knows exactly who Chloe was. She evidently had a household or business that included servants, some of whom had traveled to Corinth and had returned to Ephesus carrying reports of conditions in the Corinthian church. They had eventually shared this news with Paul. Quarrels and dissension should never mark the church (cf. Galatians 5:20). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:12

The Corinthians had overdone the natural tendency to appreciate some of God’s servants more than others because of their own personal qualities or because of blessings they had imparted.It was normal that some would appreciate Paul since he had founded the church and had ministered in Corinth with God’s blessing for 18 months. Apollos had followed Paul there and was especially effective in refuting Jewish unbelievers and in showing that Jesus was the Messiah. He was a gifted apologist and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:13

This last group was using Christ as the name of a party within the church. This in a sense cut Him off from the other members of the church. Such an idea was unthinkable, and by stating it Paul showed its absurdity.Next Paul addressed his own supporters. How foolish it was to elevate him over Christ since Christ did what was most important. Note the central importance of the Cross in Paul’s thinking. Paul’s followers had not submitted to baptism in water to identify with Paul but with the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Greeting and Thanksgiving. Partisanship in the ChurchSt. Paul, after greeting the Church and giving thanks for its spiritual gifts, rebukes the preference for various teachers which was prevalent among them; such a spirit lost sight of Christ crucified, the one subject of all Christian teachers.1-9. Greeting and Thanksgiving.1. Called to be an apostle] chosen by God, not self-appointed: see Acts 22:17-21. Sosthenes] This may be the ruler of the synagogue of Acts 18:17, converted since that... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:11

(11) The house of Chloe.—Who Chloe was we cannot tell. Her name was evidently well known to the Corinthians, and some slaves of her household, probably travelling between Ephesus and Corinth, on their owner’s business, had brought to St. Paul the account of the distracted state of the church in their city. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:12

(12) I of Christ.—It has been suggested that this is not the designation of a fourth party in the Church, but an affirmation by the Apostle, “I am of Christ,” in contradistinction to those referred to before, who called themselves after the names of men. But in addition to the fact that there is no change in form of expression to indicate a change of sense, we find evident traces of the existence of such a party (1 Corinthians 9:1; 2 Corinthians 10:7). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:13

(13) Is Christ divided?—Better, Christ is divided. Christ, in the communion of the Church, is rent, torn in fragments by you. The mention of the sacred name as a party-cry makes the Apostle burst into that impassioned exclamation. Then there is a momentary pause, and the Apostle goes back from his sudden denunciation of the “Christ” party, to those whom he had originally selected for typical treatment, viz., those who bore his own name, the two streams of thought, as it were, mingling and... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:13

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:11

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:13

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