1 Corinthians 3

1 And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly — as to babes in Christ;

And I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual, but as fleshly, as infants in Christ.

2 with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,

I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you weren't yet ready. And even now you are still not ready,

3 for yet ye are fleshly, for where [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and living by human standards?

4 for when one may say, 'I, indeed, am of Paul;' and another, 'I — of Apollos;' are ye not fleshly?

For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not merely human?

5 Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but ministrants through whom ye did believe, and to each as the Lord gave?

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him.

6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;

I planted. Apollos watered. But God made it grow.

7 so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth — God;

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who makes it grow.

8 and he who is planting and he who is watering are one, and each his own reward shall receive, according to his own labour,

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

9 for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.

For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.

10 According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, a foundation I have laid, and another doth build on [it],

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one be careful how he builds on it.

11 for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ;

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw —

But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw;

13 of each the work shall become manifest, for the day shall declare [it], because in fire it is revealed, and the work of each, what kind it is, the fire shall prove;

each man's work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man's work is.

14 if of any one the work doth remain that he built on [it], a wage he shall receive;

If any man's work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.

15 if of any the work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; and himself shall be saved, but so as through fire.

If any man's work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.

16 have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

17 if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.

If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.

18 Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age — let him become a fool, that he may become wise, (aiōn g165)

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. (aiōn g165)

19 for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, 'Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He traps the wise in their craftiness."

20 and again, 'The Lord doth know the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.'

And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."

21 So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,

Therefore let no one boast about people. For all things are yours,

22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things about to be — all are yours,

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,

23 and ye [are] Christ's, and Christ [is] God's.

and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.