1 Corinthians 3:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴ For when one of you says, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another says, “I am a follower of Apollos,” are you not [acting like worldly] people?

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ For when one says, I belong to Paul, and another, I belong to Apollos, are you not [proving yourselves] ordinary (unchanged) men?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?

Common English Bible

⁴ When someone says, “I belong to Paul,” and someone else says, “I belong to Apollos,” aren’t you acting like people without the Spirit?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ For if one says, "Certainly, I am of Paul," while another says, "I am of Apollo," are you not men? But what is Apollo, and what is Paul?

1 Corinthians 3:4 Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:12

Now this is what I mean: Each of you is saying, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another “I am a follower of Apollos,” and another “I am a follower of Cephas [i.e., Peter],” and another “I am a follower of Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still worldly [minded]. And since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, is that not evidence that you are [still] worldly and living like [unspiritual] people?

1 Corinthians 4:6

Now I have applied these things, brothers, to myself and to Apollos as an illustration for your benefit, so that you might learn to “follow the written message.” [Note: This is thought to have been a common way of referring, in that day, to the importance of adhering to Old Testament Scripture]. So, none of you should be more proud of one [leader] than of another.

Galatians 1:11

For I would like to clarify for you, brothers, the situation regarding the Gospel that I have preached: It did not originate from man.