Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Corinthians 3:5

"What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him." — 1 Corinthians 3:5 (ASV)

Who then is Paul,

Note, it is Paul himself who asks this question. He puts his own name here in order to show that he does not despise Apollos any more than he despises himself.