New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Corinthians 3:4
4For when 1one person says, “I am 2with Paul,” and another, “I am 3with Apollos,” are you not ordinary 4people?
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 gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to consume it. But even now you are not yet able, 3for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like ordinary people? For when one person says, “I am with Paul,” and another, “I am with Apollos,” are you not ordinary people? 5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 31 Corinthians 3:4 word by word
ὅταν γὰρ λέγῃ τις· ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου, ἕτερος δὲ ἐγὼ Ἀπολλῶ, οὐκ ἄνθρωποί ἐστε;¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 3:4
- 1 Corinthians 1:12Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:6Now these things, brothers and sisters, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos on your account, so that in us you may learn not to exceed what is written, so that no one of you will become arrogant in behalf of one against the other.
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
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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
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