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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me [as an apostle] to baptize, but [commissioned and empowered me] to preach the good news [of salvation]--not with clever and eloquent speech [as an orator], so that the cross of Christ would not be made ineffective [deprived of its saving power]. |
Subject: Why Didn't Paul and Jesus Baptize? |
Bible Note: Greetings kingt1234! Which do I have? Both! I was baptized in water, and I have been baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:3). Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |