1 Corinthians 16:15 - Exposition

Ye know the house of Stephanas. This paragraph seems to have been written lest the Corinthians should be angry with Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus—who, perhaps, were slaves of the household of Chloe—for having carried to St. Paul their ill report ( 1 Corinthians 1:11 ). The firstfruits of Achaia. For which reason St. Paul had baptized Stephanas and his house ( 1 Corinthians 1:16 ). In Romans 16:5 Epaenetus is called "the firstfruits of Achaia," but there the reading ought to be, of Asia. Have addicted themselves; rather, they set themselves.