¹⁶ (Now I remember that I also baptized Stephanas and his family. I cannot remember that I baptized anyone else.) ¹⁷ Christ did not send me to baptize people. But he did send me to tell God's good news to people. When I speak his message, I do not use clever words. It is Christ's death on the cross that has power to save people. I do not want to spoil that power with clever words.

Christ's death on the cross

¹⁸ Some people think that the message about Christ's death on the cross is silly. Those people are destroying themselves. But it is different for us, the people that God is saving. The message about the cross shows us God's power to save us.