[1 Corinthians 3]

 

             ^3:1 And brethren, I was not able to speak to you^° as to spiritual people, but as to fleshly people, as to infants in Christ. ^3:2 I delivered you^° milk to drink {i.e., nurse an infant} and not food, for^* you^° were not yet able to eat it. But still you^° are not able even now, ^3:3 for^* you^° are still fleshly. For^* where there is jealousy and strife and dissensions among you^°, are you^° not fleshly, and are you^° walking according-to the way of man?

             ^3:4 For^* whenever someone says, I am indeed of Paul, but a different one, I am of Apollos, are you^° not fleshly? ^3:5 Therefore, who is Paul? And who is Apollos? But or, are they servants through whom you^° believed, even as the Lord gave to each? ^3:6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. ^3:7 So-then neither is the one planting anything, nor the one watering, but God who is causing the growth. ^3:8 Now the one planting and the one watering are one, but each one will be receiving his own reward according-to his own labor. ^3:9 For^* we are God’s fellow workers. You^° are God’s cultivation {i.e. field}, God’s building.

 

             ^3:10 According-to the grace of God which was given to me, I have laid a foundation like a wise expert-builder, and another is building upon it. But let each one beware how he is building upon it. ^3:11 For^* no one is able to lay another foundation beside the one already laid, who is Jesus Christ. ^3:12 But if anyone is building upon this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, woods, grass, straw, ^3:13 the work of each one will become apparent. For^* the day will indicate it, because it is revealed in fire, and the fire will test the work of each one, of what sort it is. ^3:14 If anyone’s work remains which he built upon it, he will be receiving a reward. ^3:15 If the work of anyone will be burned, he will suffer-loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.

 

             ^3:16 Do you^° not know that you^° are a temple of God and the Spirit of God is dwelling in you^°? ^3:17 If anyone corrupts the temple of God, God will have corruption for this one; for^* the temple of God is holy, which you^° are.

 

             ^3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone seems to be wise in this age among you^°, let him become foolish, in-order-that he may become wise. ^3:19 For^* the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for^* it has been written, ‘It is he who grabs the wise in their craftiness’; {Job 5:13} ^3:20 and again, ‘The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are futile.’ {Psa 94:11} ^3:21 So-then, let no one boast in men. For^* all things are yours^°, ^3:22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or present things, or future things. All things are yours^°, ^3:23 and you^° are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.