1 Corinthians 1:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 1:42 : 42 And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).
  • 1 Cor 3:21-23 : 21 So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours; 22 Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
  • 1 Cor 4:6 : 6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.
  • 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;
  • 1 Cor 9:5 : 5 Have we no right to take about with us a Christian wife, like the rest of the Apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
  • 1 Cor 15:5 : 5 And he was seen by Cephas; then by the twelve;
  • 1 Cor 15:50 : 50 Now I say this, my brothers, that it is not possible for flesh and blood to have a part in the kingdom of God; and death may not have a part in life.
  • 1 Cor 16:12 : 12 But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.
  • 2 Cor 9:6 : 6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.
  • Gal 2:9 : 9 When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;
  • Gal 3:17 : 17 Now this I say: The law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not put an end to the agreement made before by God, so as to make the undertaking without effect.
  • Acts 18:24-19:1 : 24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, and a man of learning, came to Ephesus; and he had great knowledge of the holy Writings. 25 This man had been trained in the way of the Lord; and burning in spirit, he gave himself up to teaching the facts about Jesus, though he had knowledge only of John's baptism: 26 And he was preaching in the Synagogue without fear. But Priscilla and Aquila, hearing his words, took him in, and gave him fuller teaching about the way of God. 27 And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace: 28 For he overcame the Jews in public discussion, making clear from the holy Writings that the Christ was Jesus. 1 And it came about that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having gone through the higher country, came to Ephesus, where there were certain disciples:
  • 1 Cor 3:4-6 : 4 For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men? 5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them. 6 I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.
  • Matt 23:9-9 : 9 And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven. 10 And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ.

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  • 1 Cor 3:3-6
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    3 Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?

    4 For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?

    5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.

    6 I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.

  • 1 Cor 1:13-15
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    13 Is there a division in Christ? was Paul nailed to the cross for you? or were you given baptism in the name of Paul?

    14 I give praise to God that not one of you had baptism from me, but Crispus and Gaius;

    15 So that no one may be able to say that you had baptism in my name.

  • 1 Cor 1:10-11
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    10 Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion.

    11 Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers.

  • 1 Cor 4:6
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    6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

  • 1 Cor 3:21-23
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    21 So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;

    22 Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

    23 And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

  • 1 Cor 12:12-14
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    12 For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.

    13 For through the baptism of the one Spirit we were all formed into one body, Jews or Greeks, servants or free men, and were all made full of the same Spirit.

    14 For the body is not one part, but a number of parts.

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    1 So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.

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    11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

  • 1 Cor 11:17-18
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    17 But in giving you this order, there is one thing about which I am not pleased: it is that when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.

    18 For first of all, it has come to my ears that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and I take the statement to be true in part.

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    4 For, as we have a number of parts in one body, but all the parts have not the same use,

    5 So we, though we are a number of persons, are one body in Christ, and are dependent on one another;

  • Phil 1:15-18
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    15 Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:

    16 These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

    18 What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.

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    17 For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news: not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.

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    1 And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.

    2 For I had made the decision to have knowledge of nothing among you but only of Jesus Christ on the cross.

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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

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    27 Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.

  • Gal 1:11-12
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    11 Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.

    12 For I did not get it from man, and I was not given teaching in it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

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    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 1 Cor 12:19-20
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    19 And if they were all one part, where would the body be?

    20 But now they are all different parts, but one body.

  • Phil 2:21
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    21 For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 11:22
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    22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they of Israel? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

  • 1 Cor 9:2
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    2 If to others I am not an Apostle, at least I am one to you: for the fact that you are Christians is the sign that I am an Apostle.

  • 2 Cor 1:1
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    1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

  • Gal 4:12
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    12 My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

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    11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

  • Eph 3:1
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    1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

  • Gal 1:7
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    7 Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 7:7
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    7 It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

  • 1 Cor 1:1
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    1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Sosthenes the brother,

  • 1 Cor 1:30
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    30 But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

  • Gal 1:2
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    2 And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

  • 2 Cor 10:7
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    7 Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.

  • 1 Cor 12:25
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    25 So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another.