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1 Corinthians 11:18 — King James Version← Study notes

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.


1 Corinthians 11:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 11:1816 words
GreekMeaning
πρῶτονprōton
FirstadjectiveG4413
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
συνερχομένωνsynerchomenōn
coming togetherverbG4905
ὑμῶνhymōn
youpronounG4771
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsia
an assemblynounG1577
ἀκούωakouō
I hearverbG191
σχίσματαschismata
divisionsnounG4978
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
ὑπάρχεινhyparchein
there to beverbG5225
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μέροςmeros
in partnounG3313
τιti
itpronounG5100
πιστεύωpisteuō
I believeverbG4100
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 11:18

“For first of all, when you come together in the Church, I hear that divisions exist among you.” And he says not, “For fear that you do not sup together in common;” “for I hear that you feast in private, and not with the poor:” but what was most calculated thoroughly to shake their minds, that he set down, the name of division, which was the cause of this mischief also: and so he reminded them again of that which was said in the beginning of the Epistle, and was “signified…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 27 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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