"Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ." — 1 Corinthians 1:12

1 Corinthians 1:12 · KJV

“Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.”

— 1 Corinthians 1:12

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them {which are of the house} of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Verse 13

Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

1 Corinthians 1 — Context

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and {that} there be no divisions among you; but {that} ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. {divisions: Gr. schisms}

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them {which are of the house} of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

Cross References

Matthew 23:9-10

And call no {man} your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

John 1:42

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

1 Corinthians 3:21-23

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

1 Corinthians 3:4-6

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I {am} of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

Galatians 2:9

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we {should go} unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

1 Corinthians 4:6

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and {to} Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think {of men} above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

1 Corinthians 15:5

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

1 Corinthians 16:12

As touching {our} brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.