The apostle felt at liberty to mention how and by whom he had been informed of the divisions in the church. "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."

Apostlen følte sig frit stillet med hensyn til at sige dem, hvordan og af hvem han havde fået underretning om splittelsen indenfor menigheden. "Thi af Kloes folk er det blevet mig fortalt om jer, mine brødre, at der er stridigheder iblandt jer."