1 Corinthians 1:13 (LSB)

Passage

Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you.

1 Corinthians 1:12 Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, “I am of Paul,” and “I of Apollos,” and “I of Cephas,” and “I of Christ.”

1 Corinthians 1:13 Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

1 Corinthians 1:14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

1 Corinthians 1:15 so that no one would say you were baptized in my name.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Now I mean this that each one..." into verse 14's "I thank God that I baptized none...", so "christ" and "been" 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 "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.