John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:16
And I also baptized the household of Stephanas ,.... The same name with "Stephanios", or "Stephanio" in Pliny F5 Nat. Hist. l. 7. c. 48. . 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... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:15
Lest any should say that I had baptized in my own name. The Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the Vulgate Latin version, read, "lest anyone should say that ye were baptized in my name"; and the Ethiopic version renders it, "that ye might not say we have been baptized in his name". This gives the true reason why the apostle was so thankful he had baptized no more of the members of this church, lest either some should reproach him, as having done it in his own name, and as seeking his own... read more