1st Corinthians Chapter 3 verse 4 Holy Bible
For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?
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For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?
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For when one says, *I* am of Paul, and another, *I* of Apollos, are ye not men?
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For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
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For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," aren't you fleshly?
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for when one may say, `I, indeed, am of Paul;' and another, `I -- of Apollos;' are ye not fleshly?
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - For when one saith, I am of Paul. This is a proof that there were jealousies and partisanships among them. We again notice the generous courage of St. Paul in rebuking first those adherents who turned his own name into a party watchword. Are ye not carnal? The true reading is, "Are ye not men?" (א, A, B, C, and so the Revised Version); i.e. Are ye not swayed by mere human passions? The Spirit which you received at baptism ought to have lifted you above these mean rivalries. You ought to be something more than mere men. Religious partisanship is, in the eye of St. Paul, simply irreligious. He sets down party controversies as a distinct proof of carnality. Those who indulge in it are men devoid of the spiritual element.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) One saith, I am of Paul.--These and the following words explain exactly what the Apostle means by their being "carnal," and walking after a merely human manner. Only two of the factions--those of Paul and of Apollos--are mentioned as types of the rest. The factious spirit was in each and all the "parties" the same, but the particular difference between the teaching of the higher wisdom and the simpler truths of the gospel was best illustrated by these two.The selection for rebuke of those who called them selves by the Apostle's own name was, no doubt, intended by him to show that it was no matter of personal jealousy on his part. He specially condemns those who magnified his name. It is for his Master alone that he is jealous.Are ye not carnal?--Better, are ye not only men? carrying on the idea expressed in 1Corinthians 3:3.
