1 Corinthians 3:4

1 Corinthians 3:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
• New International Version (NIV)For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?
• English Standard Version (ESV)For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not being merely human?
• New King James Version (NKJV)For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?

Context of 1 Corinthians 3:4

2I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able; 3for ye are yet carnal. For whereas [there are] among you emulation and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man? For when one says, I am of Paul, and another, I of Apollos, are ye not men? 5Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each. 6I have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:4 word by word

ὅταν γὰρ λέγῃ τις· ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου, ἕτερος δὲ ἐγὼ Ἀπολλῶ, οὐκ ἄνθρωποί ἐστε;¶Read the interlinear

• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōs · ApollosG625
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 3:4

• 1 Corinthians 1:12But I speak of this, that each of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 4:6Now these things, brethren, I have transferred, in their application, to myself and Apollos, for your sakes, that ye may learn in us the [lesson of] not [letting your thoughts go] above what is written, that ye may not be puffed up one for [such a] one against another.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4For while one saith, I am of Paul, etc. - It was notorious that both Paul and Apollos held the same creed; between them there was not the slightest difference: when, therefore, the dissentients began to prefer the one to the other, it was the fullest proof of their carnality; because in the doctrines of these apostles there was no difference: so that what the people were captivated by must be something in their outward manner, Apollos being probably more…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For while one saith … ; - See the note at 1 Corinthians 1:12.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4In Greek culture, people often identified with a favorite teacher (see 1 Corinthians 1:12). However, this does not align with the teachings of Christ (3:5–9; compare Matthew 23:8–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. (1Co 1:12). are ye not carnal--The oldest manuscripts read, "Are ye not men?" that is, "walking as men" unregenerate (1Co 3:3).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 3:4

• Apollos
• Church
• Corinth
• Dissension
• Doctrines
• Minister, Christian
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Apollos
• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Foundation
• Plant
• Anthropology
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Man, Natural
• Man; New

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings