en_tn/1co/01/17.md

Christ did not send me to baptize

This means that baptism was not the primary goal of Paul's ministry.

in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power

Paul speaks of the cross as a container, and he speaks of power as a physical thing that Jesus can put in that container. The phrase "would not" can be stated in positive form, and "be emptied" can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "because this would result in the power of the cross of Christ becoming useless" or "because this would cause the cross of Christ to lose its power" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)