GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
13 Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in Paul's name?
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Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?
14 I thank God that I didn't baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius
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I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15 so that no one can say you were baptized in my name.
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so no one can say that you were baptized in my name.
16 I also baptized Stephanas and his family. Beyond that, I'm not sure whether I baptized anyone else.
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(Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.)
17 Christ didn't send me to baptize. Instead, he sent me to spread the Good News. I didn't use intellectual arguments. That would have made the cross of Christ lose its meaning.
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For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
18 The message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God's power to us who are being saved.
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
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