I Corinthians 1:16

Misinterpretations often include using this verse to argue against the significance of baptism altogether, ignoring Paul's affirmation of its necessity elsewhere, or claiming it proves baptism was unimportant since Paul forgot some, when he actually recalls key ones to refute factionalism; another error twists 'household of Stephanas' to exclude infants in debates over infant baptism, overlooking first-century household customs that included children and servants of all ages.

Paul humbly recounts baptizing only a few people in Corinth, specifically Crispus, Gaius, and the household of Stephanas, to emphasize that his primary mission was preaching the gospel rather than performing baptisms, thereby discouraging divisions in the church over who baptized whom and highlighting the unity of the body of Christ under one gospel.