I Corinthians 3

¹And Y, britheren, myyte not speke to you as to spiritual men, but as to fleischli men;

²as to litle children in Crist, Y yaf to you mylk drynke, not mete; for ye myyten not yit, nether ye moun now, for yit ye ben fleischli.

³For while strijf is among you, whether ye ben not fleischli, and ye gon aftir man?

⁴For whanne summe seith, Y am of Poul, another, But Y am of Apollo, whethir ye ben not men? What therfor is Apollo, and what Poul?

⁵Thei ben mynystris of hym, to whom ye han bileuyd; and to ech man as God hath youun.

⁶Y plauntide, Apollo moystide, but God yaf encreessyng.

⁷Therfor nether he that plauntith is ony thing, nethir he that moistith, but God that yiueth encreessyng.

⁸And he that plauntith, and he that moistith, ben oon; and ech schal take his owne mede, aftir his trauel.

⁹For we ben the helperis of God; ye ben the erthetiliyng of God, ye ben the bildyng of God.

¹⁰Aftir the grace `of God that is youun to me, as a wise maistir carpenter Y settide the foundement; and another bildith aboue. But ech man se, hou he bildith aboue.

¹¹For no man may sette another foundement, outtakun that that is sett, which is Crist Jhesus.

¹²For if ony bildith ouer this foundement, gold, siluer, preciouse stoonys, stickis, hey, or stobil, euery mannus werk schal be open;

¹³for the dai of the Lord schal declare, for it schal be schewid in fier; the fier schal preue the werk of ech man, what maner werk it is.

¹⁴If the werk of ony man dwelle stille, which he bildide aboue, he schal resseyue mede.

¹⁵If ony mannus werk brenne, he schal suffre harm; but he schal be saaf, so netheles as bi fier.

¹⁶Witen ye not, that ye ben the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwellith in you?

¹⁷And if ony defoulith the temple of God, God schal leese hym; for the temple of God is hooli, which ye ben.

¹⁸No man disseyue hym silf. If ony man among you is seyn to be wiys in this world, be he maad a fool, that he be wijs.

¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foli anentis God; for it is writun, Y schal catche wise men in her fel wisdom;

²⁰and eft, The Lord knowith the thouytis of wise men, for tho ben veyn.

²¹Therfor no man haue glorie in men.

²²For alle thingis ben youre, ethir Poul, ether Apollo, ether Cefas, ether the world, ether lijf, ether deth, ether thingis present, ethir thingis to comynge; for alle thingis ben youre,

²³and ye ben of Crist, and Crist is of God.

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.