1 Corinthians 1:13

1 Corinthians 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
• New International Version (NIV)Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

Context of 1 Corinthians 1:13

11For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you. 12Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.” Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name!

1 Corinthians 1:13 word by word

μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός; μὴ Παῦλος ἐσταυρώθη ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἢ εἰς τὸ ὄνομα Παύλου ἐβαπτίσθητε;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Isμερίζωmerizō · to divideG3307
• Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• wasσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• youσύsu · youG4771
• orἤē · orG2228
• were ye baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 1:13

• 2 Corinthians 11:4For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough!
• Galatians 1:7not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
• Ephesians 4:5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
• 1 Corinthians 6:19Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
• Romans 14:9For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.
• 1 Corinthians 1:15so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name!
• 1 Corinthians 10:2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
• Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
• Acts 2:38Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 10:48So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.
• Acts 19:5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Is Christ divided? - Can he be split into different sects and parties? Has he different and opposing systems? Or, is the Messiah to appear under different persons? Was Paul crucified for you? - As the Gospel proclaims salvation through the crucified only, has Paul poured out his blood as an atonement for you? This is impossible, and therefore your being called by my name is absurd; for his disciples you should be, alone, who has bought you by his blood…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Is Christ divided? - Paul, in this verse, proceeds to show the impropriety of their divisions and strifes. His general argument is, that Christ alone ought to be regarded as their head and leader, and that his claims, arising from his crucifixion, and acknowledged by their baptism, were so pre-eminent that they could not be divided, and the honors due to him should not be rendered to any other. The apostle, therefore, asks, with strong emphasis, whether…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 In the great things of religion be of one mind; and where there is not unity of sentiment, still let there be union of affection. Agreement in the greater things should extinguish divisions about the lesser. There will be perfect union in heaven, and the nearer we approach it on earth, the nearer we come to perfection. Paul and Apollos both were faithful ministers of Jesus Christ, and helpers of their faith and joy; but those disposed to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Paul asks three rhetorical questions, all expecting the obvious answer, "no." Christians should devote themselves to Christ, not to his messengers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Is Christ divided?--into various parts (one under one leader, another under another) [Alford]. The unity of His body is not to be cut in pieces, as if all did not belong to Him, the One Head. was Paul crucified for you?--In the Greek the interrogation implies that a strong negative answer is expected: "Was it Paul (surely you will not say so) that was crucified for you?" In the former question the majesty of "Christ" (the Anointed One of God) implies…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 1:13

• Baptism
• Church
• Dissension
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Paul
• Christ, Messiah
• Paul, Saul
• Confirm
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Cross
• Disputer
• Foolishness
• Household

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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