1 Corinthians 1:13 (WEB)

Passage

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:11 For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

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

1 Corinthians 1:13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into 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 should say that I had baptized you into my own name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "christ", "divided", "paul", "crucified", "baptized", 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 "Now I mean this that each one..." into verse 14's "I thank God that I baptized none...", 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.