12. Here is what I mean. One of you says, "I follow Paul." Another says, "I follow Apollos." Another says, "I follow Peter." And still another says, "I follow Christ."
13. Does Christ take sides? Did Paul die on the cross for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?
14. I'm thankful that I didn't baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius.
15. No one can say that you were baptized in my name.
16. It's true that I also baptized those who live in the house of Stephanas. Besides that, I don't remember if I baptized anyone else.
17. Christ did not send me to baptize. He sent me to preach the good news. He commanded me not to use the kind of wisdom that people commonly use. That would take all the power away from the cross of Christ.
18. The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God's power to us who are being saved.