1 Corinthians 3

1 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,

3 for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension and division among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?

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

5 Who then is Paul? And who is Apollos? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

6 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

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

8 He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.

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

10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

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

12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

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

18 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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

21 Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,

22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,

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

1 ¶ And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.

2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able.

3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

4 For while 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 ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

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

7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building.

10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

11 ¶ For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

16 ¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.

18 ¶ Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

19 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 knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21 ¶ Therefore let no man 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; all are yours;

23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ [is] God's.

1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

2 Milk have I given you to drink, and not meat: for ye could not yet; neither can ye yet,

3 While ye are yet carnal. For since there is zeal and strife and dissension among you, are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

4 For if one saith, I am Paul, and another saith, I am Apollos, are ye not carnal?

5 Who then is Paul? Who is Apollo? Servants are they by whom ye believed, and the same as the Lord hath given to every one.

6 I planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the flourishing.

7 Now therefore neither he that planteth, nor he that watereth, is any thing, but GOD that giveth prosperity.

8 But he that planteth, and he that watereth, is one like another. But every man shall receive his reward according to his work.

9 for we are God's co-workers; you are God's field and God's building.

10 I of the grace of God, which am given unto me, have laid the foundation, as a wise master builder; and another buildeth thereon. But let every man see how he buildeth thereon.

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

12 But if any man build upon this foundation gold, or silver, or precious stones, or wood, or hay, or stubble,

13 Then shall every man's work be made manifest: the day shall make it plain. For it shall be revealed by fire: and whatsoever work any man doeth, the fire shall prove it.

14 If any man's work remain, which he hath built upon it, he shall receive reward.

15 But if any man's work be burned, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, as by fire.

16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17 If any man destroy the temple of God, God will destroy him: for the temple of God is holy: ye are the temple of God.

18 Let no man deceive himself. Whosoever among you shall think himself wise, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: He exalteth the wise in their prudence.

20 And again, The LORD knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21 Therefore let no man boast! It is all yours,

22 Whether it be Paul or Apollos, whether it be Cephas or the world, whether it be life or death, whether it be things present or things to come: all things are yours.

23 But ye are Christ's; but Christ is God's.