Anf-01 ii.ii.xlvii Pg 4
1 Cor. iii. 13, etc.
because even then parties215 215 Or, “inclinations for one above another.”
had been formed among you. But that inclination for one above another entailed less guilt upon you, inasmuch as your partialities were then shown towards apostles, already of high reputation, and towards a man whom they had approved. But now reflect who those are that have perverted you, and lessened the renown of your far-famed brotherly love. It is disgraceful, beloved, yea, highly disgraceful, and unworthy of your Christian profession,216 216 Literally, “of conduct in Christ.”
that such a thing should be heard of as that the most stedfast and ancient Church of the Corinthians should, on account of one or two persons, engage in sedition against its presbyters. And this rumour has reached not only us, but those also who are unconnected217 217 Or, “aliens from us,” i.e., the Gentiles.
with us; so that, through your infatuation, the name of the Lord is blasphemed, while danger is also brought upon yourselves. 
