1 Corinthians 3

1 My brothers and sisters, I couldn't talk with you as spiritual believers, but as worldly people—like baby Christians.

And I, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ.

2 I gave you milk—I couldn't give you solid food to eat, because you weren't ready for it.

I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able;

3 Even now you're not ready for it, because you're still worldly. Since you're still jealous and argumentative, doesn't that show you're worldly, behaving just like ordinary people do?

for ye are yet carnal. For whereas [there are] among you emulation and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man?

4 When one of you says, “I follow Paul,” while another says, “I follow Apollos,” doesn't that show you're being so very human?

For when one says, I am of Paul, and another, I of Apollos, are ye not men?

5 Who is Apollos, anyway? And who is Paul? We're just servants through whom you believed. Each of us does the work God gave us to do.

Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each.

6 I did the planting, Apollos did the watering—but it was God who made you grow!

I have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase.

7 So the one who does the planting doesn't count for anything, any more than the one who does the watering. The only one who matters is God who is growing you!

So that neither the planter is anything, nor the waterer; but God the giver of the increase.

8 The one planting and the one watering have the same goal, and both will be rewarded according to what they've done.

But the planter and the waterer are one; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9 We are workers together with God—and you are God's field, his building.

For we are God's fellow-workmen; ye are God's husbandry, God's building.

10 Through the grace of God that he gave to me, I laid down the foundation like a skilled building supervisor. Now someone else is building on it. Whoever does the building needs to watch what they're doing.

According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.

11 For no one can lay any other foundation than what's already laid—that is Jesus Christ.

For other foundation can no man lay besides that which [is] laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 Those who build on that foundation may use gold, silver, precious stone, wood, hay, or straw—

Now if any one build upon [this] foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,

13 but whatever is used to build with will be exposed. For on the Day of Judgment fire will reveal it and test it. Everyone's work will be shown for what it is.

the work of each shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare [it], because it is revealed in fire; and the fire shall try the work of each what it is.

14 Those whose building survives will be rewarded.

If the work of any one which he has built upon [the foundation] shall abide, he shall receive a reward.

15 Those whose building is burned up will lose out. They will still be saved, but it will be like passing through fire!

If the work of any one shall be consumed, he shall suffer loss, but he shall be saved, but so as through [the] fire.

16 Don't you know you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Do ye not know that ye are [the] temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwells in you?

17 Anyone who destroys God's temple will be destroyed by God, for God's temple is holy, and you are the temple.

If any one corrupt the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

18 Don't deceive yourselves. If there's anyone of you who thinks they're worldly wise, they should become fools so they can become truly wise! (aiōn g165)

Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise. (aiōn g165)

19 This world's wisdom is plain foolishness to God. As Scripture says, “He uses the cleverness of the wise to catch them out,”

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.

20 and “The Lord knows the arguments of the wise are pointless.”

And again, [The] Lord knows the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.

21 So don't boast about people. For you have everything,

So that let no one boast in men; for all things are yours.

22 whether it's Paul or Apollos or Peter—or the world, or life, or death, or the present, or the future. You have everything—

Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or [the] world, or life, or death, or things present, or things coming, all are yours;

23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

and ye [are] Christ's, and Christ [is] God's.