I Corinthians 3

¹I also, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual men, but as those who are not spiritual, as to babes in Christ.

²I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it. Nor indeed are ye able even now;

³for ye are yet unspiritual. For while there is among you rivalry and strife, are ye not unspiritual, and walking after the manner of men?

⁴For while one saith, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not [like common] men?

⁵Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but ministers through whom ye believed, and that as the Lord gave to each?

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

⁷So then, neither he that planteth nor he that watereth is anything, but God that giveth the growth.

⁸And he that planteth and he that watereth are one; and each will receive his own reward, according to his own labor.

⁹For we are God’s fellow-laborers; ye are God’s field, ye are God’s building.

¹⁰According to the grace of God bestowed on me, I, as a skilful master-builder, have laid the foundation; and another buildeth thereon; but let every one take heed, how he buildeth thereon.

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

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

¹³the work of every one will be made manifest; for the day will show it; because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will prove what every one’s work is.

¹⁴If the work which any one built thereon remaineth, he will receive reward;

¹⁵if any one’s work shall be burned up, he will lose the reward; but he will be saved himself, yet as one escaping through fire.

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

¹⁷If any one defaceth the temple of God, God will deface him; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

¹⁸Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: "He that taketh the wise in their craftiness;"

²⁰and again: "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."

²¹So then let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

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

²³and ye are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

I Corinthians 3

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

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

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

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

⁵Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

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

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

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

⁹For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

¹⁰According 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.

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

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

¹³Every 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.

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

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

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

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

¹⁸Let 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.

¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

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

²¹Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

²²Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

²³And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.