What did Chloe report to Paul about the Corinthian church?
Chloe sent word to the apostle that the Corinthian assembly was growing and people were probably being saved, but there were problems. She reported divisions and contentions among them, with some saying, “I am of Paul,” and others saying, “I am of Apollos.”
Les explains that Chloe’s house was probably where the assembly met, and she sent word to the apostle by messenger. The report included that the assembly was growing and people were probably being saved, but Chloe said, “We’ve got problems,” specifically divisions and “contentions among you.” Those divisions showed up in party slogans: some claimed Paul, while others claimed Apollos. Les warns against getting hung up on one man, because that is not scriptural, and he points back to Acts 18:24, where Apollos is described as a Jew from Alexandria, eloquent and mighty in the Scriptures, who came to Ephesus.
For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
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How big was the church at Corinth?
The Corinthian church was small — Les guesses about 50 people, since it met in the house of Chloe — and yet even in that small congregation there were divisions.