1 Corinthians 3
3
Divisiveness and Immaturity
1 And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual people, but as to fleshly people, as to infants in Christ. 2I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able to eat it. But now you are still not able, 3for you are still fleshly. For where there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not live like unregenerate people?#That is, like people who do not possess the Spirit at all 4For whenever anyone says, “I am with Paul,” and another, “I am with Apollos,” are you not merely human?
5Therefore, what is Apollos and what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave. 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing it to grow. 7So then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who is causing it to grow. 8Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, but each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
10According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon it. 11For no one is able to lay another foundation than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12Now if anyone builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw, 13the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is. 14If anyone’s work that he has built upon it remains, he will receive a reward. 15If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.
16Do you not know that you are God’s temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy this one. For God’s temple is holy, which you are.
18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks himself to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise. 19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, “The one who catches the wise in their craftiness,”#A quotation from Job 5:13 20and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”#A quotation from Ps 94:11 21So then, let no one boast in people. 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 things are yours, 23and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
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1 Corinthians 3
3
Following People Is Wrong
1Brothers and sisters, in the past I could not talk to you as I talk to spiritual people. I had to talk to you as I would to people without the Spirit—babies in Christ. 2The teaching I gave you was like milk, not solid food, because you were not able to take solid food. And even now you are not ready. 3You are still not spiritual, because there is jealousy and quarreling among you, and this shows that you are not spiritual. You are acting like people of the world. 4One of you says, “I belong to Paul,” and another says, “I belong to Apollos.” When you say things like this, you are acting like people of the world.
5Is Apollos important? No! Is Paul important? No! We are only servants of God who helped you believe. Each one of us did the work God gave us to do. 6I planted the seed, and Apollos watered it. But God is the One who made it grow. 7So the one who plants is not important, and the one who waters is not important. Only God, who makes things grow, is important. 8The one who plants and the one who waters have the same purpose, and each will be rewarded for his own work. 9We are God’s workers, working together; you are like God’s farm, God’s house.
10Using the gift God gave me, I laid the foundation of that house like an expert builder. Others are building on that foundation, but all people should be careful how they build on it. 11The foundation that has already been laid is Jesus Christ, and no one can lay down any other foundation. 12But if people build on that foundation, using gold, silver, jewels, wood, grass, or straw, 13their work will be clearly seen, because the Day of Judgment will make it visible. That Day will appear with fire, and the fire will test everyone’s work to show what sort of work it was. 14If the building that has been put on the foundation still stands, the builder will get a reward. 15But if the building is burned up, the builder will suffer loss. The builder will be saved, but it will be as one who escaped from a fire.
16Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person, because God’s temple is holy and you are that temple.
18Do not fool yourselves. If you think you are wise in this world, you should become a fool so that you can become truly wise, 19because the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. It is written in the Scriptures, “He catches those who are wise in their own clever traps.” 20It is also written in the Scriptures, “The Lord knows what wise people think. He knows their thoughts are just a puff of wind.” 21So you should not brag about human leaders. All things belong to you: 22Paul, Apollos, and Peter; the world, life, death, the present, and the future—all these belong to you. 23And you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
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