1 Corinthians 1:11 (DBY)

Passage

For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of [the house of] Chloe, that there are strifes among you.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye have been called into [the] fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.

1 Corinthians 1:11 For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of [the house of] Chloe, that there are strifes among you.

1 Corinthians 1:12 But I speak of this, that each of you says, *I* am of Paul, and *I* of Apollos, and *I* of Cephas, and *I* of Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:13 Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "been", "shewn", "concerning", "brethren", "house", "chloe", and "strifes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "been" and "shewn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Now I exhort you brethren by the..." into verse 12's "But I speak of this that each...", so "been" and "shewn" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "been" and "shewn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.