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 had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren’t ready for anything stronger. And you still aren’t ready, 3for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world? 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? 5After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. 6I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made 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 1:12Some of you are saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Peter,” or “I follow only Christ.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:6Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I’ve been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won’t be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of 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