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New King James Version

1 Corinthians 3:4

For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apollos;   Church;   Corinth;   Dissension;   Doctrines;   Minister, Christian;   Strife;   Scofield Reference Index - Flesh;   Thompson Chain Reference - Apollos;   The Topic Concordance - Bearing Fruit;   Carnality;   Division;   Labor;   Rendering;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Apollos;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Holy spirit;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Baptism of the Holy Spirit;   Corinthians, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Schism;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Apollos;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Carnal;   Gnosticism;   1 Corinthians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Paul the Apostle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Metaphor;   Unity (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Apollos ;   Fleshly;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Anthropology;   Apollos;   Man, Natural;   Man, New;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Apollos;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 1;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
One of you says, "I follow Paul," and someone else says, "I follow Apollos." When you say things like that, you are acting like people of the world.
Revised Standard Version
For when one says, "I belong to Paul," and another, "I belong to Apol'los," are you not merely men?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
As loge as one sayth I holde of Paul and another I am of Apollo are ye not carnall?
Hebrew Names Version
For when one says, "I follow Sha'ul," and another, "I follow Apollos," aren't you fleshly?
International Standard Version
For when one says, "I belong to Paul," and another, "I belong to Apollos," you are merely human, aren't you?1 Corinthians 1:12;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
For when one person says, "I am with Paul," and another, "I am with Apollos," are you not ordinary people?
New Century Version
One of you says, "I belong to Paul," and another says, "I belong to Apollos." When you say things like this, you are acting like people of the world.
Update Bible Version
For when one says, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are you not men?
Webster's Bible Translation
For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
English Standard Version
For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not being merely human?
World English Bible
For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," aren't you fleshly?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For while one saith, I am of Paul,
Weymouth's New Testament
For when some one says, "I belong to Paul," and another says, "I belong to Apollos," is not this the way men of the world speak?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For whanne summe seith, Y am of Poul, another, But Y am of Apollo, whethir ye ben not men? What therfor is Apollo, and what Poul?
English Revised Version
For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?
Berean Standard Bible
For when one of you says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men?
Contemporary English Version
Some of you say that you follow me, and others claim to follow Apollos. Isn't that how ordinary people behave?
Amplified Bible
For when one of you says, "I am [a disciple] of Paul," and another, "I am [a disciple] of Apollos," are you not [proving yourselves unchanged, just] ordinary people?
American Standard Version
For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?
Bible in Basic English
For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?
Complete Jewish Bible
For when one says, "I follow Sha'ul" and another, "I follow Apollos," aren't you being merely human?
Darby Translation
For when one says, *I* am of Paul, and another, *I* of Apollos, are ye not men?
Etheridge Translation
For while some of you say, I am of Paulos, and another, I am of Apollo, are you not carnal ?
Murdock Translation
For, while one of you saith, I am of Paul; and another saith, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
King James Version (1611)
For while one saieth, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollo, are ye not carnall?
New Living Translation
When one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul," and another says, "I follow Apollos," aren't you acting just like people of the world?
New Life Bible
When one says, "I am a follower of Paul," and another says, "I am a follower of Apollos," does not this sound like the talk of baby Christians?
New Revised Standard
For when one says, "I belong to Paul," and another, "I belong to Apollos," are you not merely human?
Geneva Bible (1587)
For when one sayeth, I am Pauls, and another, I am Apollos, are yee not carnall?
George Lamsa Translation
For while one says, I am a follower of Paul; and another, I am a follower of Apollos; are you not worldly?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, as soon as one beginneth to say - I, indeed, am of Paul! and another - I, of Apollos! are ye not, men?
Douay-Rheims Bible
For while one saith: I indeed am of Paul: and another: I am of Apollo: are you not men? What then is Apollo and what is Paul?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For whyle one sayth, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollo, are ye not carnall?
Good News Translation
When one of you says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos"—aren't you acting like worldly people?
Christian Standard Bible®
For whenever someone says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not acting like mere humans?
King James Version
For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
Lexham English Bible
For whenever anyone says, "I am with Paul," and another, "I am with Apollos," are you not merely human?
Literal Translation
For when one may say, Truly I am of Paul, and another, I of Apollos; are you not fleshly?
Young's Literal Translation
for when one may say, `I, indeed, am of Paul;' and another, `I -- of Apollos;' are ye not fleshly?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For whan one sayeth: I holde of Paul: another, I holde of Apollo, are ye not the fleshlye?
Mace New Testament (1729)
while one cries I am Paul's disciple, and another, I am Apollo's, are ye not vicious?
New English Translation
For whenever someone says, "I am with Paul," or "I am with Apollos," are you not merely human?
Simplified Cowboy Version
When y'all say things like, "I ride with Paul," and someone else shoots back, "Well, I ride with Apollos," can't you see y'all sound like gunsels?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not mere men?
Legacy Standard Bible
For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not mere men?

Contextual Overview

1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Corinthians 4:6

Reciprocal: Acts 19:1 - that 1 Corinthians 3:1 - as unto carnal 1 Corinthians 3:21 - glory 2 Corinthians 12:11 - for in 2 Corinthians 12:20 - debates Philippians 1:15 - even

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
And the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Deuteronomy 29:19
and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates [fn] of my heart'--as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.
2 Kings 1:4
Now therefore, thus says the LORD: "You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die."' So Elijah departed.
2 Kings 1:6
So they said to him, "A man came up to meet us, and said to us, "Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, "Thus says the LORD: "Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die."""
2 Kings 1:16
Then he said to him, "Thus says the LORD: "Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die."'
2 Kings 8:10
And Elisha said to him, "Go, say to him, "You shall certainly recover.' However the LORD has shown me that he will really die."
Psalms 10:11
He has said in his heart, "God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see."
2 Corinthians 2:11
lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity [fn] that is in Christ.
1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For while one saith, I am of Paul,.... This shows what their envying and strife, and divisions were about, and from whence they sprung; and which serve, to strengthen the proof, and support the charge of carnality brought against them; for when one sort made a party for Paul, and set up him as their minister above all others; and said

another, I am of Apollos, preferring him for his eloquence above Paul, or any other preacher, as appears from 1 Corinthians 1:12 there was a third sort for Cephas, whom they cried up as superior to the other two, or any other man; and a fourth were for Christ, and despised all ministers whatever:

are ye not carnal? all this was a demonstration of it: they could never clear themselves from it, they must be convicted in their own consciences of it; to which the apostle appeals: the Alexandrian copy and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read, "are ye not men?"

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For while one saith ...; - See the note at 1 Corinthians 1:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 3:4. For while one saith, I am of Paul, c.] It was notorious that both Paul and Apollos held the same creed between them there was not the slightest difference: when, therefore, the dissentients began to prefer the one to the other, it was the fullest proof of their carnality; because in the doctrines of these apostles there was no difference: so that what the people were captivated by must be something in their outward manner, Apollos being probably more eloquent than Paul. Their preferring one to another on such an account proved that they were carnal-led by their senses and mere outward appearances, without being under the guidance either of reason or grace. There are thousands of such people in the Christian Church to the present day. See the notes on 1 Corinthians 1:10, &c.


 
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