1 Corinthians 1:11

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Summary

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.

It hath

That there

General references

Mark 3:24

Bible References

It hath

For, first of all, - when ye come together in assembly, I hear that divisions among you exist, - and, in part, I believe it;

Then were told to Rebekah, the words of Esau her elder son, so she sent and called for Jacob, her younger son, and said unto him - Lo! Esau, thy brother, is consoling himself as touching thee, to slay thee.

These, are the generations of Jacob - Joseph, when seventeen years old, was shepherding with his brethren among the flocks, and, he, being a youth, was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah wives of his father, - so then Joseph brought in the talk about them - something bad, unto their father.

But a certain one of her young men told, Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, - Lo! David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he treated them with contempt.

That there

For ye are yet fleshly. For, whereas there are, among you, jealousy and strife, are ye not, fleshly, and, after the manner of men, walking?

Dare any of you, having, a matter against his brother, sue for judgment before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.

the lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out.

For I fear - lest, by any means, when I come, not such as I wish, should I find you, and, I, should be found by you, such as ye do not wish; - lest, by any means, I should find strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, railings, whisperings, puffed up pretensions, confusions; -

If, however, one another, ye bite and devour, take heed lest, by one another, ye be consumed!

All things, be doing, apart from murmurings and disputings;

He is beclouded, knowing, nothing, rightly, but is diseased about questionings, and word-battles - out of which spring envy, strife, defamations, wicked surmising,

But, from the foolish and undisciplined questionings, excuse thyself, knowing that they gender strifes;

Whence wars and whence fightings among you? are they not from hence - due to your pleasures which are taking the field in your members?

General references

And, if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;