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 Living Translation (NLT)Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not!

Context of 1 Corinthians 1:13

11For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. 12Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own 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 he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!
• Galatians 1:7which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert 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 to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died;
• 1 Corinthians 1:15lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name.
• 1 Corinthians 10:2all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
• Matthew 28:19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
• Acts 2:38Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 10:48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few 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
• Confirm
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Cross
• Disputer
• Foolishness
• Household
• Join
• Preach

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