1 Corinthians 3
1 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
And I, my Brethren, could not talk with you, as with spiritual persons, but as with the carnal, as with babes in Messiah.
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 gave you milk, and did not give you solid food: for ye were not then able to receive it; and even now, ye are not 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 ye are still in the flesh. For, as there are among you envying, and contention, and parties, are ye not carnal, and walking in the flesh?
4 For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
For, while one of you saith, I am of Paul; and another saith, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
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.
For, who is Paul, or who is Apollos, but the ministers by whom ye believed, each one as the Lord gave to him?
6 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
I planted, and Apollos watered; but God produced the growth.
7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
Not therefore he that planted, is to be accounted of, nor he that watered, but God who produced the growth.
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 planted, and he that watered are on a par; each receiveth his reward, according to his labor.
9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
For we labor with God: and ye are God's husbandry, and God's edifice.
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 which was given me, I laid the foundation like a wise architect; and another buildeth on it. But let each one see, how he buildeth on it.
11 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
For any other foundation can no man lay, different from that which is laid, which is Jesus Messiah.
12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
And if any one buildeth on this foundation, either gold, or silver, or precious stones, or wood, or hay, 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.
the work of each will be exposed to view; for the day will expose it; because it is to be tested by fire; and the fire will disclose the work of each, of what sort it is.
14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
And that builder whose work shall endure, will receive his reward.
15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
And he, whose work shall burn up, will suffer loss; yet himself will escape; but it will be, as from the fire.
16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Know 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.
Whoever shall mar the temple of God, God will mar him: for the temple of God is holy, which temple 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 g165)
Let no one deceive himself. Whoever among you thinketh that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. (aiōn g165)
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 wisdom of this world is fatuity with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their own craftiness.
20 And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
And again: The Lord knoweth the devices of the wise, that they are vain.
21 Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
Wherefore, let no one glory 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 Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all things are yours:
23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
and ye are Messiah's, and Messiah is God's.
