1 Corinthians 3
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1Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready, 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.
3because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and living like unbelievers?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 whenever someone says, "I'm with Paul," and another, "I'm with Apollos," are you not unspiritual people? 4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given. 5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
7So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
8Now the one planting and the one watering are one in purpose, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 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 God's coworkers. You are God's field, God's building.9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
10According to God's grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it.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 no one can lay any other foundation than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ. 11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12If anyone builds on that foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, 12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13each one's work will become obvious, for the day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire; the fire will test the quality of each one's work.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 anyone's work that he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15If anyone's work is burned up, it will be lost, but he will be saved; yet it will be like an escape through fire. 15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
16Don't you yourselves know that you are God's sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you?16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17If anyone destroys God's sanctuary, God will destroy him; for God's sanctuary is holy, and that is what you are. 17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
18No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.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, since it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness;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 knows that the reasonings of the wise are meaningless.20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
21So no one should boast in human leaders, for everything is yours--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--everything is 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 you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. 23And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
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