1 Corinthians 1:15
lest some man should say that I immersed in my name.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
In Context
14I thank God that I immersed none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
16And I also immersed the household of Stephanas. Besides, I know not whether I immersed any other.
Cross References
John 7:18He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him, this man is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:15-17
Party-Spirit Reproved. ( a. d. 57.) 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. Here the apostle gives an account of his ministry among them. He thanks God he had baptized but a few among them, Crispus, who had been a ruler of a synagogue at Corinth ( Acts xviii. 8 ), Gaius, and the household of Stephanas, besides whom, he says, he… Read the whole commentary →