1 Corinthians 3
1 And I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual, but as fleshly, as infants in Christ.
And so, brothers, I could not address you as spiritual men, but as men of the flesh, as infants 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 yet able to receive it. Even now you are still not able,
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 of the flesh. For where there is jealousy, strife, and division among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving like mere men?
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 of the flesh?
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 Paul, and who is Apollos, but servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each?
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 is anything, nor he who waters, but only 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.
He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.
For we are fellow workers of God; you are God's field, 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 given to me, like a wise master builder I have laid a foundation, and another builds upon it. But each person must be careful how he builds upon 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, which is Jesus Christ.
12 But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw;
If anyone builds upon this 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 become evident, for the Day will make it clear, because it is revealed by fire. And the fire will test each person's work and reveal what sort of work it is.
14 If any man's work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.
If the work that anyone has built 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.
If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; yet he himself will be saved, but only as 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 the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells 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 the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which is what you are.
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, he should become foolish so that he may become truly 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. As 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 the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”
21 Therefore let no one boast about people. For all things are yours,
So then, let no one boast in men. For everything belongs to you,
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—everything belongs to you,
23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
