Verse 2
When Paul had been with them they were new converts, so he gave them the milk of the Word, the ABCs of the faith (cf. 1 Peter 2:2). Now, when they should have been able to take in more advanced teaching, they were not able to do so (cf. Hebrews 5:11-14). Their party spirit was an evidence of spiritual immaturity, lack of growth. Their fundamental need was not a change of diet but a change of perspective.
Paul’s use of the vocative ("brothers [and sisters]") and second person plural pronouns in 1 Corinthians 3:1-2 indicates that he was addressing the whole church, not just a faction within it (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:10). The actions of many in the congregation had defiled the whole body. [Note: Ibid., p. 123.]
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