I have heard
[unpleasant news] from some of
Chloe's household
(people) that there are quarrels
(factions, disputes) among you, my brothers and sisters.
[We don't know much about Chloe, but she must have been an influential Christian woman whom Paul trusted, and well known in the church in Corinth since she is mentioned by name. She may have lived there or in Ephesus, where Paul is when he writes this letter, see . Some of her family or employees, perhaps businessmen, have traveled the 400 miles across the Aegean Sea and told Paul about the situation in the church in Corinth. It is not wrong to talk about problems in the church when the motive is not to spread rumors but rather to resolve conflicts. The fact that Chloe is named demonstrates an important principle of transparency. If we are not willing to stand by our opinion and be quoted, we should not pass on information in a conflict.]
