< 1 Corinthians 3 >
1 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
And I could not speake vnto you, brethren, as vnto spirituall men, but as vnto carnall, euen as vnto babes in Christ.
2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
I gaue you milke to drinke, and not meat: for yee were not yet able to beare it, neither yet nowe are yee able.
3 for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
For yee are yet carnall: for whereas there is among you enuying, and strife, and diuisions, are ye not carnall, and walke as men?
4 For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
For when one sayeth, I am Pauls, and another, I am Apollos, are yee not carnall?
5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
Who is Paul then? and who is Apollos, but the ministers by whome yee beleeued, and as the Lord gaue to euery man?
6 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
I haue planted, Apollos watred, but God gaue the increase.
7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
So then, neither is hee that planteth any thing, neither hee that watreth, but God that giueth the increase.
8 He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
And he that planteth, and he that watreth, are one, and euery man shall receiue his wages, according to his labour.
9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
For we together are Gods labourers: yee are Gods husbandrie, and Gods building.
10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
According to the grace of God giuen to mee, as a skilfull master builder, I haue laide the foundation, and another buildeth thereon: but let euery man take heede how he buildeth vpon it.
11 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
For other foundation can no man laie, then that which is laied, which is Iesus Christ.
12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
And if any man builde on this foundation, golde, siluer, precious stones, timber, haye, or stubble,
13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
Euery mans worke shalbe made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shalbe reueiled by the fire: and the fire shall trie euery mans worke of what sort it is.
14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
If any mans worke, that he hath built vpon, abide, he shall receiue wages.
15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
If any mans worke burne, he shall lose, but he shalbe saued himselfe: neuerthelesse yet as it were by the fire.
16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Knowe ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
If any man destroy the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which ye are.
18 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. (aiōn )
Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seeme to be wise in this world, let him be a foole, that he may be wise. (aiōn )
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
For the wisdome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their owne craftinesse.
20 And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
And againe, The Lord knoweth that the thoughtes of the wise be vaine.
21 Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
Therefore let no man reioyce in men: for all things are yours.
22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
Whether it be Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death: whether they be things present, or thinges to come, euen all are yours,
23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
And ye Christes, and Christ Gods.