1 Corinthians 3
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1 Corinthians 3
1¶ And I, brothers, 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 solid food, for until now 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 says, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal?
5¶ Who then is Paul? and who is Apollos? but servants by whom ye believed, each one according to that which the Lord gave.
6I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
7So then neither is he that plants anything, neither he that waters, but God that gives the increase.
8Now he that plants and he that waters are one although each one 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 builds upon it. But let each one see how the building is built.
11¶ For no one can lay another foundation than that laid, which is Jesus the Christ.
12Now if anyone builds upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,
13the work of each one shall be made manifest, for the day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by fire; the work of each one, whatever sort it is, the fire shall put it to test.
14If the work of anyone abides which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15If anyone’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 dwells in you?
17If anyone defiles the temple of God, God shall destroy that one; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
18¶ Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you seems to be wise in this age, let them become a fool that they may be wise.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness.
20And again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
21¶ Therefore 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.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
1 Corinthians 3
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Working together for God
1My friends, you are acting like the people of this world. That's why I could not speak to you as spiritual people. You are like babies as far as your faith in Christ is concerned. 2So I had to treat you like babies and feed you milk. You could not take solid food, and you still cannot,#He 5.12,13. 3because you are not yet spiritual. You are jealous and argue with each other. This proves that you are not spiritual and that you are acting like the people of this world.
4Some of you say that you follow me, and others claim to follow Apollos. Isn't that how ordinary people behave?#1 Co 1.12. 5Apollos and I are merely servants who helped you to have faith. It was the Lord who made it all happen. 6I planted the seeds, Apollos watered them, but God made them sprout and grow.#Ac 18.4-11; Ac 18.24-28. 7What matters isn't those who planted or watered, but God who made the plants grow. 8The one who plants is just as important as the one who waters. And each one will be paid for what they do. 9Apollos and I work together for God, and you are God's garden and God's building.
Only one foundation
10God was kind and let me become an expert builder. I laid a foundation on which others have built. But we must each be careful how we build, 11because Christ is the only foundation. 12-13Whatever we build on that foundation will be tested by fire on the day of judgment. Then everyone will find out if we have used gold, silver, and precious stones, or wood, hay, and straw. 14We will be rewarded if our building is left standing. 15But if it is destroyed by the fire, we will lose everything. Yet we ourselves will be saved, like someone escaping from flames.
16All of you know that you are God's temple and that his Spirit lives in you.#1 Co 6.19; 2 Co 6.16. 17Together you are God's holy temple, and God will destroy anyone who destroys his temple.
18Don't fool yourselves! If any of you think you are wise in the things of this world, you will have to become foolish before you can be truly wise. 19This is because God considers the wisdom of this world to be foolish. It is just as the Scriptures say, “God catches the wise when they try to outsmart him.”#Job 5.13. 20The Scriptures also say, “The Lord knows that the plans made by wise people are useless.”#Ps 94.11. 21-22So stop boasting about what anyone has done. Paul and Apollos and Peter#3.21,22 Peter: See the note at 1.12. all belong to you. In fact, everything is yours, including the world, life, death, the present, and the future. Everything belongs to you, 23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
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