I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius — Paul's relief (eucharisteō) that he baptized few is strategic: baptism's power rests in Christ, not in the one who administers it. His avoidance of extensive baptizing protects against false claims that converts 'belong' to Paul. The few names mentioned confirm Paul's historical presence in Corinth.

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