1Cor 1:12, 4:4-6, 2Cor 4:5, 15 | ISV | STEP | This is what I mean: Each of you is saying, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”

1 Corinthians 1:12

12 This is what I mean: Each of you is saying, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” ^{▼▼I.e. Peter} or “I belong to Christ.”John 1:42; Acts 18:24; 19:1; 1Cor 3:4; 16:12

1 Corinthians 4:4-6

4 For my conscience is clear, ^{▼▼Lit. I don't know of anything against myself} but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who examines me.Job 9:2; Ps 130:3; 143:2; Prov 21:2; Rom 3:20; 4:2 5 Therefore, stop judging before the proper time, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.Matt 7:1; Rom 2:1, 16, 29; 1Cor 3:13; 2Cor 5:10; Rev 20:12

6 Fools for Christ's SakeBrothers, I have applied all this to Apollos and myself for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will stop boasting about one person at the expense of another.Rom 12:3; 1Cor 1:12

2 Corinthians 4:5

5 For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as merely your servants for Jesus’ sake.1Cor 1:13, 23; 9:19; 10:33; 2Cor 1:24

2 Corinthians 4:15

15 All this is for your sake so that, as his grace spreads, it will increase the thanksgiving of more and more people to the glory of God.1Cor 3:21; 2Cor 1:6, 11; 8:19; 9:11-12; Col 1:24; 2Tim 2:10