1 Corinthians 1:16 BSB

1 Corinthians 1:16

Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.

BSB

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ASV

And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

KJV

And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

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Commentary

3 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on 1 Corinthians (1274)

Then when he says, I baptized also, he mentions the others he had baptized, lest anything less than the truth appear in his words; hence he adds: I baptized also the household of Stephanas. Then because man's memory is unreliable in regard to particular facts, …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And I also baptized the household of Stephanas,.... The same name with "Stephanios", or "Stephanio" in Pliny (e). Before he says he had baptized none but Crispus and Gaius; but recollecting things, he corrects himself, and observes, that he had also baptized the household of Stephanas, who by the Greek writers is thought to be the same with the jailer baptized by the apostle at Philippi, but was now removed from thence to Corinth, and was become a famous and useful man there.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The household of Stephanas - From 1Co 16:15, we learn that the family of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, probably converted and baptized by the apostle himself. Epenetus is supposed to be one of this family. See the note on Rom 16:5. I know not whether I baptized any other - I do not recollect that there is any person now residing in Corinth, or Achaia, besides the above mentioned, whom I have baptized. It is strange that the doubt here expressed by the apostle should be construed so as to affect his inspiration!

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐβάπτισα	ebaptisa	I baptized	G907 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
Στεφανᾶ	Stephana	of Stephanas	G4734 →
οἶκον·	oikon	household;	G3624 →
λοιπὸν	loipon	as to the rest	G3063 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
οἶδα	oida	I know
εἴ	ei	whether	G1487 →
τινα	tina	any	G5100 →
ἄλλον	allon	other	G243 →
ἐβάπτισα.	ebaptisa	I baptized.	G907 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 16:15
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
leads to
- Acts 11:14
  He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
- Hebrews 13:2
  Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Acts 16:33
  At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
- Luke 24:29
  But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
- Genesis 19:3
  But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Through
Acts 16:33
At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
leads to
- Acts 16:15
  And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
Through
1 Corinthians 16:15
You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,
leads to
- Romans 16:5
  Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Through
1 Corinthians 16:17
I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:9
  And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to…