Paul spoke plainly of the dissensions that had arisen in the Corinthian church, and exhorted the members to cease from strife. "I beseech you, brethren," he wrote, "by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment."

Paulus talte rent ud om den splid, der var opstået i den korintiske menighed og formanede de troende til at ophøre med striden. "Jeg formaner jer, brødre," skrev han, "ved vor Herres Jesu Kristi navn, at I alle skal være enige indbyrdes og at der ikke må findes splittelser iblandt jer, men at I skal være fuldt ud forenede i samme sind og samme overbevisning."