Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageWhat then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you came to believe — each given his role by the Lord.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GWhat then is Apollos? And what is Sha'ul? Servants through whom you came to trust — each as the Lord has assigned.
KJV
King James VersionWho then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
BSB
Berean Standard BibleWhat then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
Footnotes
διάκονοι here is the most basic Greek word for a servant — one who serves at table — placed deliberately in contrast to the celebrity standing the Corinthians were assigning to Sha'ul and Apollos. Paul uses the humblest domestic term to deflate the factionalism: these men are waiters, not party leaders. The word would later crystallise into the ecclesial office of "deacon," but reading that technical sense back here is anachronistic. Both versions render it "servants" to keep the deflationary force intact.