10 Now I exhort you, brethren , by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ , that you all [1]agree e and that there be no [2] divisions among you, but that you be [3]made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment . 11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren , by Chloe's people, that there are quarrels among you. 12 Now I mean this , that each one of you is saying , "I am of Paul ," and "I of Apollos ," and "I of Cephas ," and "I of Christ ." 13 [4]Has Christ been divided ? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized [5]in the name of Paul ?
14 [6]I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius , 15 so that no one would say you were baptized [7]in my name . 16 Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas ; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:10-16
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:10-16
(Read 1 Corinthians 1:10-16)
In the great things of religion be of one mind; and where there is not unity of sentiment, still let there be union of affection. Agreement in the greater things should extinguish divisions about the lesser. There will be perfect union in heaven, and the nearer we approach it on earth, the nearer we come to perfection. Paul and Apollos both were faithful ministers of Jesus Christ, and helpers of their faith and joy; but those disposed to be contentious, broke into parties. So liable are the best things to be corrupted, and the gospel and its institutions made engines of discord and contention. Satan has always endeavoured to stir up strife among Christians, as one of his chief devices against the gospel. The apostle left it to other ministers to baptize, while he preached the gospel, as a more useful work.