11 My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
12 What I mean is this: one of you says, ‘I follow Paul’; another, ‘I follow Apollos’; another, ‘I follow Cephas’; still another, ‘I follow Christ.’
13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptised in the name of Paul?
14 I thank God that I did not baptise any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15 so no one can say that you were baptised in my name.
16 (Yes, I also baptised the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptised anyone else.)
17 For Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach the gospel – not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.