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WhatτοῦτοI meanλέγωis this:δὲeachἕκαστοςof youὑμῶνsays,λέγειIἘγὼamεἰμιof Paul;ΠαύλουandδὲIἘγὼof Apollos;ἈπολλῶandδὲIἘγὼof Cephas;ΚηφᾶandδὲIἘγὼof the Messiah.Χριστοῦ
1 Corinthians 1:12
Study it in the app“What I mean is this: each of you says, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of the Messiah.”
Paul rebukes the divisions: is the Messiah divided?The Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:12, word by word
- I meanλέγωlegō
mean
To mean, refer to something.
Where else “legō” appears- eachἕκαστοςhekastos
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appears- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- of PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- of ApollosἈπολλῶApollō
Apollos
Apollos, a Jew from Alexandria, eloquent and learned in the Scriptures, who later served in Corinth.
Where else “Apollō” appears- of CephasΚηφᾶKēpha
Cephas
Cephas: an Aramaic name meaning "rock"; in Greek, Peter.
Where else “Kēpha” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
Translation note
Cephas is the Aramaic name of Peter (John 1:42).
The context
11For it has been made clear to me about you, my brothers, by those of Chloe that there are quarrels among you.
12 · This verse (above)
13Has the Messiah been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you immersed into the name of Paul?