SCRIPTURE
1 Corinthians 1: 10-18
10 Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among
you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose. 11
For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there are quarrels among
you, my brothers and sisters. 12 What I mean is that each of you
says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or
"I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." 13
Has Christ been 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 so that no one can say that you were baptized
in my name. 16 (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond
that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ
did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent
wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power. 18
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but
to us who are being saved it is the power of God.