1 Corinthians 11:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part, I believe it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ, συνερχομένων ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἀκούω σχίσματα ἐν ὑμῖν ὑπάρχειν· καὶ μέρος τι πιστεύω.

Transliteration

First men gar, synerchomenōn of you in the ekklēsia, I akouō schismata among you hyparchein; and part certain I pisteuō.

Grammar Details

• Πρῶτον: adverb - first/firstly
• *men*: postpositive particle - on the one hand
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *synerchomenōn*: present middle/passive participle, genitive, plural - coming together
• ὑμῶν: personal pronoun, genitive, 2nd person plural - of you
• ἐν: preposition with dative - among
• *ekklēsia*: dative, feminine, singular - church/assembly
• *akouō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I hear
• *schismata*: accusative, neuter, plural - divisions/factions
• ὑμῖν: personal pronoun, dative, 2nd person plural - you
• *hyparchein*: present active infinitive - to exist/to be
• καὶ: conjunction - and
• μέρος: accusative, neuter, singular - part
• τι: indefinite pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - certain/some
• *pisteuō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I believe

Word Meanings

• *synerchomenōn*: coming together/assembling
• *ekklēsia*: church/assembly/congregation
• *akouō*: I hear/I am told
• *schismata*: divisions/factions/splits
• *hyparchein*: to exist/to be present
• *pisteuō*: I believe/I think

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Fyrst of all when ye come togedder in the cogregacion I heare that ther is dissencion amonge you: and I partly beleve it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  First, whan ye come together in the congregacion, I heare, that there are discensions amonge you, and I partly beleue it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For first of all, when ye come together in the Church, I heare that there are dissentions among you: and I beleeue it to be true in some part.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For first of all, when ye come together in the Churche, I heare that there is dissention among you, and I partly beleue it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for first, indeed, ye coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being among you, and partly I believe `it',

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For first of all, it has come to my ears that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and I take the statement to be true in part.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 For you are still worldly. Since there is jealousy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and living like mere humans?
• 1 Cor 1:10-12 : 10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. 11 For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are quarrels among you. 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.'
• 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and a kind of immorality that is not even found among the Gentiles—a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.
• 1 Cor 6:1 : 1 Does any one of you, when you have a dispute with another, dare to take it before the unrighteous for judgment, rather than before the saints?