1st Corinthians 3
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CHAPTER 3
1And I, brethren, might not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to fleshly men; as to little children in Christ,
2I gave to you milk to drink, not meat; for ye might not yet under-stand, neither ye may now,
3for yet ye be fleshly. For while envy and strife is among you, whether ye be not fleshly, and ye go after man?
4For when some saith, I am of Paul, and another, But I am of Apollos, whether ye be not [fleshly] men?
5What therefore is Apollos, and what Paul? They be ministers of him, to whom ye have believed; and to each man as God hath given.
6I planted, Apollos moisted, but God gave increasing.
7Therefore neither he that planteth is anything, neither he that moisteth, but God that giveth increasing.
8And he that planteth, and he that moisteth, be one; and each shall take his own meed, after his travail.
9For we be the helpers of God; ye be the earth-tilling of God, ye be the building of God.
10After the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise master carpenter I setted the foundament; and another buildeth above. But each man see, how he buildeth above [or how and what things he buildeth upon].
11For no man may set another foundament, except [or besides] that that is set, which is Christ Jesus.
12For if any man buildeth over [or upon] this foundament, gold, silver, precious stones, sticks, hay, or stubble,
13every man’s work shall be open; for the day of the Lord shall declare, for it shall be showed in fire; the fire shall prove the work of each man, what manner work it is.
14If the work of any man dwell still, which he builded above [or upon], he shall receive meed.
15If any man’s work burn, he shall suffer harm, either impairing; but he shall be safe, so nevertheless as by fire.
16Know ye not, that ye be the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17And if any [man] defouleth the temple of God, God shall lose him; for the temple of God is holy, which ye be.
18No man deceive himself. If any man among you is seen to be wise in this world, be he made a fool, that he be wise.
19For the wisdom of this world is folly with God; for it is written, I shall catch wise men in their fell wisdom, [or subtle guile];
20and again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of wise men, for those be vain.
21Therefore no man have glory in men. For all things be yours,
22either Paul, either Apollos, either Cephas, either the world, either life, either death, either things present, either things to coming [or to come]; for all things be yours,
23and ye be of Christ, and Christ is of God.
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1 Corinthians 3
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The Church and Its Leaders
1Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who were led by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following their own wrong desires. You’re not growing as Christ wants you to. You’re still like babies. 2The words I spoke to you were like milk, not solid food. You weren’t ready for solid food, and you’re still not ready for it. 3You’re still following your own wrong desires. If you’re jealous and you’re arguing, aren’t those desires in charge? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings? 4When one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?
5After all, what is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants who helped you to believe. The Lord has given each of us our own work to do. 6I planted the seed, and Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7So the one who plants doesn’t matter, and neither does the one who waters. It’s God who matters. He makes things grow. 8The one who plants and the one who waters have the same goal, and the Lord will give each of them a reward for their work. 9We’re working together to serve God. You’re like God’s field and God’s building.
10God has given me the grace to lay a foundation as a wise builder. Now someone else is building on it. But each one should build carefully. 11No one can lay any other foundation than the one that has already been laid, and that foundation is Jesus Christ. 12A person might build on it using gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. 13Every person’s work will be recognized for what it is, because the Day of Judgment will expose it. Everyone’s work will be put through fire to test how good it is. 14If what a person has built doesn’t burn up, God will give them a reward for their work. 15If what a person has built does burn up, they’ll lose everything. They’ll still be saved, but only like someone escaping from a fire.
16Don’t you know that together you are God’s temple? Don’t you know that God’s Spirit lives among you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. God’s temple is holy, and you together are that temple.
18Don’t fool yourselves. If any of you think you’re wise by the standards of the world, you should become “fools” so that you can become truly wise. 19The wisdom of this world is foolish in God’s eyes. It is written, “God catches wise people in their own clever plans.” 20It is also written, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of wise people don’t really amount to anything.” 21So don’t brag any more about human leaders! Everything is yours, 22including Paul and Apollos and Peter, and the world and life and death and the present and the future. All these things are yours, 23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
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