1 Corinthians 3:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

For whereas

James 4:1

And walk

1 Peter 4:2

General references

John 10:19

Galatians 5:15

Bible References

For whereas

For it has been plainly told me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you.

Dare any one of you who has a grievance against his neighbor go to law before heathen judges, instead of before the saints?

To begin with, I am told??nd I believe there is some truth in it??hat when you meet at a church there are divisions among you.

For I dread that perhaps, when I come, I may not find you to be such as I wish, and that I may be found by you such as you do not wish; I dread lest there should be quarrels, jealousy, tempers, party spirit, slandering, gossip, arrogance, tumults;

But if you are always biting and devouring one another, take heed lest you be utterly consumed one by another.

For wherever jealousy and faction exist, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Where do the conflicts and quarrels that go on among you come from? Do they not come from your passions which are always making war among your bodily members?

And walk

From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes??22 fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly??23 all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."

in which you passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience.

You have learned to lay aside, with your former manner of living, the old self who was on his way to ruin, as he followed the desires which deceive;

For we were ourselves once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, passing our lives in malice and envy. We were hateful, and we hated one another.

so that in future you may not spend your life in the flesh according to men's desires, but in the will of God.

General references

The Jews were again divided over these words.

But if you are always biting and devouring one another, take heed lest you be utterly consumed one by another.