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# Who then is Apollos? Who is Paul?
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Paul is emphasizing that he and Apollos are not the original source of the gospel, and therefore the Corinthians should not follow them. Alternate translation: "It is wrong to form groups to follow Apollos or Paul!" or (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# Who is Paul?
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Paul is speaking of himself as though he were speaking of someone else. Alternate translation: "I am not important!" or "Who am I?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
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# Servants through whom you believed
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Paul answers his own question by saying that he and Apollos are God's servants. Alternate translation: "Paul and Apollos are servants of Christ, and you believed in Christ because we served him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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# Servants through whom you believed, just as the Lord gave tasks to each
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This can be stated with the understood information. Alternate translation: "We are servants through whom you believed, and to each of us the Lord gave different tasks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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