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1 Corinthians 1:10-17

The Cross of Christ Against Boasting, Division, and Worldly Wisdom

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10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.

11My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

12What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

14I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

15so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.

16Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.

17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

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Verse 10

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionI appealΠαρακαλῶG3870Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralinδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularnameὀνόματοςG3686Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof ourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularthatἵναG2443Conjunctionall ofπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralyou agree togetherλέγητεG3004Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .αὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular[so that]καὶG2532Conjunctionthere may beG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularnoμὴG3361AdverbdivisionsσχίσματαG4978Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralamongἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluraland [that]δὲG1161Conjunctionyou may beἦτεG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralunitedκατηρτισμένοιG2675Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularmindνοῒG3563Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular-αὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularconvictionγνώμῃG1106Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 11

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-γάρG1063ConjunctionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural-ὑπὸG5259PrepositionsomeτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralfrom Chloe’s householdΧλόηςG5514Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularhave informedἐδηλώθηG1213Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular-περὶG4012Preposition-ὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionthere areεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralquarrelsἔριδεςG2054Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralamongἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 12

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhat I meanλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[is] thisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionIndividualsἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularamong youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralare sayingλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular-μένG3303Conjunction[follow]εἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularPaulΠαύλουG3972Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular[follow] ApollosἈπολλῶG625Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular[follow] CephasΚηφᾶG2786Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[or]δὲG1161ConjunctionIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular[follow] ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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  • That is, Peter
Verse 13

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular{Is} ChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardividedΜεμέρισταιG3307Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular{Was} PaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361AdverbcrucifiedἐσταυρώθηG4717Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G2228ConjunctionWere you baptizedἐβαπτίσθητεG907Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομαG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof PaulΠαύλουG3972Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 14

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I thankεὐχαριστῶG2168Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularGodθεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionI did not baptize anyἐβάπτισαG907Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .οὐδέναG3762Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularof youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralexceptεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbCrispusΚρίσπονG2921Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionGaiusΓάϊονG1050Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 15

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soἵναG2443ConjunctionnoμήG3361AdverboneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularcan sayεἴπῃG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou were baptizedἐβαπτίσθητεG907Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositionmyἐμὸνG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομαG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 16

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YesδὲG1161ConjunctionvvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionI also baptizedἐβάπτισαG907Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhouseholdοἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof StephanasΣτεφανᾶG4734Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularbeyond thatλοιπὸνG3063Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvοὐκG3756AdverbI do not rememberοἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularifεἴG1487ConjunctionI baptizedἐβάπτισαG907Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularanyoneτιναG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularelseἄλλονG243Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 17

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular{did} notοὐG3756AdverbsendἀπέστειλένG649Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularto baptizeβαπτίζεινG907Verb - Present Infinitive ActivebutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionto preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζεσθαιG2097Verb - Present Infinitive MiddlenotοὐκG3756AdverbwithἐνG1722PrepositionwordsλόγουG3056Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularof wisdomσοφίᾳG4678Noun - Dative Feminine SingularlestἵναG2443Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcrossσταυρὸςG4716Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularbe emptied of [its] powerκενωθῇG2758Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular

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