1 Corinthians 3

1 And I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual, but as fleshly, as infants in Christ.

And I, brothers, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as to fleshly people, as to little children in Christ.

2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you weren't yet ready. And even now you are still not ready,

I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it; and even now you are not yet ready.

3 for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and living by human standards?

For you are still fleshly. For where jealousy and strife exist among you, are you not living according to the flesh, and are you not walking by human standards?

4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not merely human?

For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” are you not living as human beings?

5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him.

Who then is Apollos? Who is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, to each of whom the Lord gave tasks.

6 I planted. Apollos watered. But God made it grow.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who makes it grow.

So then, neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything. But it is God who gives the growth.

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

Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own wages according to his own labor.

9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.

For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's garden, God's building.

10 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 one be careful how he builds on it.

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

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

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

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

Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

13 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.

his work will be revealed, for the daylight will reveal it. For it will be revealed in fire. The fire will test the quality of what each one had done.

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

If anyone's work remains, he will receive a reward;

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

but if anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, as though escaping through fire.

16 Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Do you not know that you are God's temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

17 If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.

If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and so are you.

18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is 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 among you thinks he is wise in this age, 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 is written, "He traps the wise in their craftiness."

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

20 And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."

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

21 Therefore let no one boast about people. For all things are yours,

For this reason, let no one boast in men. All things are yours,

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

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

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