10 Now brothers and sisters, I appeal to you in the name of our master Yeshua Messiah, that you all agree together so that there’ll be no divisions among you, but rather that you’ll be united in your thinking and in your purpose, 11 because, my brothers and sisters, it’s been made clear to me by some from Chloe’s household, that you are quarrelling among yourselves. 12 What I am talking about is how many of you are claiming that you belong to Paul’s group, for example, or that you belong to Apollos’ group, or that you belong to Cephas’ group, or that you belong to Messiah’s group.[ref] 13 Has the messiah been divided? Was it Paul who was executed for you? Or were you immersed in water in the Paul’s name?

14 I thank God that I didn’t immerse any of you other than Crispus and Gaius,[ref] 15 so that no one can say that I had immersed you into my own name. 16 (Oh yes, I also immersed Stephanas and his household, but I don’t think I immersed anyone else.)[ref] 17 Because Messiah didn’t send me to immerse people in water, but to preach the good message—but not with words of wisdom just in case the messiah’s execution on the stake gets deprived of importance.