1 Corinthians 3

1 And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly—as to babies in Christ;

Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

2 with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for you were not yet able, but not even yet are you now able,

I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, you aren’t ready even now,

3 for yet you are fleshly, for where [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are you not fleshly, and walk in the manner of men?

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?

4 For when one may say, “I, indeed, am of Paul,” and another, “I—of Apollos,” are you not fleshly?

For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you fleshly?

5 Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but servants through whom you believed, and to each as the LORD gave?

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?

6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;

I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

7 so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth—God;

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

8 and he who is planting and he who is watering are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor,

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

9 for we are fellow-workmen of God; you are God’s tillage, God’s building.

For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.

10 According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid a foundation, and another builds on [it],

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.

11 for no one is able to lay another foundation except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ;

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 and if anyone builds on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—

But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,

13 the work will become visible of each, for the day will declare [it], because it is revealed in fire, and the work of each, what kind it is, the fire will prove;

each man’s work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man’s work is.

14 if the work of anyone remains that he built on [it], he will receive a wage;

If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.

15 if the work of any is burned up, he will suffer loss, but himself will be saved, but so as through fire.

If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.

16 Have you not known that you are a temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

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

17 If anyone ruins the temple of God, God will ruin him; for the temple of God is holy, which you are.

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.

18 Let no one deceive himself; if anyone seems to be wise among you in this age—let him become a fool, that he may become wise, (aiōn g165)

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise. (aiōn g165)

19 for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it has been written: “Who is taking the wise in their craftiness”;

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”

20 and again, “The LORD knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.”

And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”

21 So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,

Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,

22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things about to be—all are yours,

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,

23 and you [are] Christ’s, and Christ [is] God’s.

and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.