1 Corinthians 3

1 And so, brothers, I could not address you as spiritual men, but as men of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

And I, my brethren, could not speak to you, as to spiritual persons, but as to carnal ones, even as to babes in Christ.

2 I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet able to receive it. Even now you are still not able,

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat; for ye were not hitherto able to bear it, nor yet are ye even now able.

3 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?

Because ye are still carnal: for while there is among you envy and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?

4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” are you not of the flesh?

For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal?

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

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whose means ye embraced the faith, even as the Lord gave success to each of them?

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

I have planted, Apollos watered: but God gave the increase.

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

So that neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase.

8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

And he that planteth, and he that watereth, are as one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

9 For we are fellow workers of God; you are God's field, God's building.

For we are fellow-laborers, the servants of God: and ye are the husbandry of God, ye are the building of God.

10 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.

According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise architect I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon: but let every one see to it how he buildeth thereon.

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

For no one can lay any other foundation, but that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ: and if any build upon this foundation gold,

12 If anyone builds upon this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

silver, precious stones, or wood, hay, stubble;

13 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.

every man's work shall be made manifest. For the great day will shew it; because it will be discovered by fire, and the fire will prove every man's work of what sort it is.

14 If the work that anyone has built remains, he will receive a reward.

If any man's work abide, which he hath built upon it, he shall receive a reward:

15 If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; yet he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

but if any man's work be burnt, he will be damaged; though he himself shall be saved, but, as it were out of fire.

16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

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

17 If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which is what you are.

If any one destroy the temple of God, him will God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, and this temple are ye.

18 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)

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

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

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, "He taketh the wise in their own craftiness:"

20 and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

and again, "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."

21 So then, let no one boast in men. For everything belongs to you,

Therefore 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 things present or things to come—everything belongs to you,

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or future, all are yours;

23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.