1 Corinthians 1:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now{G1161} this{G5124} I mean,{G3004} that{G3754} each one{G1538} of you{G5216} saith,{G3004} I{G1473} {G3303} am{G1510} of Paul;{G3972} and{G1161} I{G1473} of Apollos:{G625} and{G1161} I{G1473} of Cephas;{G2786} and{G1161} I{G1473} of Christ.{G5547}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now{G1161} this{G5124} I say{G3004}{(G5719)}, that{G3754} every one{G1538} of you{G5216} saith{G3004}{(G5719)}, I{G1473}{G3303} am{G1510}{(G5748)} of Paul{G3972}; and{G1161} I{G1473} of Apollos{G625}; and{G1161} I{G1473} of Cephas{G2786}; and{G1161} I{G1473} of Christ{G5547}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    how that comelie amonge you one sayeth: I holde of Paul: another I holde of Apollo: ye thyrde I holde of Cephas: ye four ye I holde of Christ.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    which euery one of you sayeth: I holde of Paul. Another, I holde of Apollo. The thirde, I holde of Cephas. The fourth, I holde off Christ.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe this I say, that euery one of you saith, I am Pauls, and I am Apollos, and I am Cephas, and I am Christs.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Nowe this I saye, that euery one of you saith, I am of Paul, and I am of Apollo, and I am of Cephas, and I am of Christe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," "I follow Apollos," "I follow Cephas," and, "I follow Christ."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and I say this, that each one of you saith, `I, indeed, am of Paul' -- `and I of Apollos,' -- `and I of Cephas,' -- `and I of Christ.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos: and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos: and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," "I follow Apollos," "I follow Cephas," and, "I follow Christ."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now I mean this, that each of you is saying,“I am with Paul,” or“I am with Apollos,” or“I am with Cephas,” or“I am with Christ.”

Referenced Verses

  • John 1:42 : 42 And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas, (which is translated, A Stone.)
  • 1 Cor 3:21-23 : 21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours; 22 Whether 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 And these things, brothers, I have applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, so that none of you be puffed up for one against another.
  • 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short; so that from now on, even those who have wives should be as though they had none,
  • 1 Cor 9:5 : 5 Do we not have the right to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
  • 1 Cor 15:5 : 5 And that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve:
  • 1 Cor 15:50 : 50 Now this I say, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
  • 1 Cor 16:12 : 12 As for our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but he was not willing to come at this time; he will come when he has the opportunity.
  • 2 Cor 9:6 : 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
  • Gal 2:9 : 9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
  • Gal 3:17 : 17 And this I say, that the covenant, which was confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul, that it should make the promise of no effect.
  • Acts 18:24-19:1 : 24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born in Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he desired to cross into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace, 28 for he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. 1 And it came to pass, that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper regions and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples,
  • 1 Cor 3:4-6 : 4 For while one says, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are you not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.
  • Matt 23:9-9 : 9 And call no man on earth your father: for one is your Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called teachers: for one is your Teacher, the Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 3:3-6
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    3 For you are still carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are you not carnal, and walk as men?

    4 For while one says, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are you not carnal?

    5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

    6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.

  • 1 Cor 1:13-15
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    13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

    14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius;

    15 Lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name.

  • 1 Cor 1:10-11
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    10 Now I plead with you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

    11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

  • 1 Cor 4:6
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    6 And these things, brothers, I have applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, so that none of you be puffed up for one against another.

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

    22 Whether 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 many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

    13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

    14 For the body is not one member, but many.

  • 1 Cor 11:1
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    1 Be imitators of me, just as I am of Christ.

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    11 Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

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    17 Now in this that I declare to you, I do not praise you, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse.

    18 For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.

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    4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members do not have the same function:

    5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

  • Phil 1:15-18
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    15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:

    16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains:

    17 But the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

    18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

  • 1 Cor 1:17
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    17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

  • 1 Cor 2:1-2
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    1 And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

    2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5 For I consider that I am not in any way inferior to the very chief apostles.

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    27 Now you are the body of Christ and members individually.

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    11 But I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

    12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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    30 Having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear to be in me.

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    19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

    20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.

  • Phil 2:21
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    21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Jesus Christ.

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    22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.

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    2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet certainly I am to you: for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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    1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

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    12 Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you: you have not injured me at all.

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    11 I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you. For in nothing am I behind the very chief apostles, though I am nothing.

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

  • Gal 1:7
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    7 Which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.

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    7 For I wish that all men were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

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    1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

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    30 But of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

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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 Do you look on things after the outward appearance? If anyone trusts that he is Christ's, let him think this again in himself, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

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    25 that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.