1 Corinthians 1:13 (DBY)

Passage

Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:11 For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of [the house of] Chloe, that there are strifes among you.

1 Corinthians 1:12 But I speak of this, that each of you says, *I* am of Paul, and *I* of Apollos, and *I* of Cephas, and *I* of Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:13 Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?

1 Corinthians 1:14 I thank God that I have baptised none of you, unless Crispus and Gaius,

1 Corinthians 1:15 that no one may say that I have baptised unto my own name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "christ", "divided", "paul", "been", "crucified", "baptised", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "christ" and "divided", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "But I speak of this that each..." into verse 14's "I thank God that I have baptised...", so "christ" and "divided" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "christ" and "divided" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.