1 Corinthians 1:15
Lest any should say—into my own name, I immersed:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
In Context
14I give thanks, that, none of you, did I immerse—save Crispus and Gaius,
16Yea! I immersed the house of Stephanas also,—besides, I know not whether, anyone else, I immersed.
Cross References
John 7:18He that, from himself, doth speak, his own glory, is seeking: he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same, is, true, and, injustice, in him, is there none.
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 →