wife (5:1–13), the lawsuits by members of the church against one another (6:1–11), and the open practice of immorality (6:12–20). It is unclear whether “those of Chloe” had been sent to Corinth in order to report on these matters or whether they carried the letter of the Corinthians to Paul and used the occasion to communicate with Paul. It is possible, too, although less likely, that they had been sent to Ephesus on other business and communicated with Paul while there. Their task, most likely,