1 Corinthians 1:11. A matron at Corinth, some of whose household informed Paul of the divisions in the Corinthian church. The Corinthians had "written" to Paul consulting him about marriage, things offered to idols, decorum in church assemblies, but not a syllable about the disorders that had crept in. That information reached him from other quarters: compare 1 Corinthians 5:1-2. "It hath been declared unto me," "it is reported." All this he says before he notices their letter, which shows it gave him no intimation of these evils. An undesigned proof of genuineness (Paley). He names the family, to show he has authority for his allegation, but not individuals, to avoid exciting odium against them. He tacitly implies that the information ought to have come from their presbyters, who consulted him about matters of less importance.
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