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?
• 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?
• New Living Translation (NLT)When one of you says, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the world?

Context of 1 Corinthians 3:4

2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? 5What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whileὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• of PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• andδέde · thenG1161
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• of ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōs · ApollosG625
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• carnalσαρκικόςsarkikos · fleshlyG4559

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 3:4

• 1 Corinthians 1:12What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:6Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over 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

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