1 Corinthians 1:10–18

Divisions in the Church

¹⁰I appeal to you, brothers,¹ by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no ^pdivisions among you, but that you be united ^qin the same mind and the same judgment. ¹¹For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is ^rquarreling among you, my brothers. ¹²What I mean is that ^seach one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow ^tApollos,” or “I follow ^uCephas,” or “I follow Christ.” ^13vIs Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you ^wbaptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you except ^xCrispus and ^yGaius, ¹⁵so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. ¹⁶(I did baptize also ^zthe household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) ¹⁷For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and ^anot with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

¹⁸For the word of the cross is ^bfolly to ^cthose who are perishing, but to us ^dwho are being saved it is ^ethe power of God.