Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 3
1 και εγω αδελφοι ουκ ηδυνηθην λαλησαι υμιν ως πνευματικοις αλλ ως σαρκικοις ως νηπιοις εν χριστω
But I, Brothers, could not speak to you as men with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded — mere infants in the Faith of Christ.
2 γαλα υμας εποτισα και ου βρωμα ουπω γαρ ηδυνασθε αλλ ουτε ετι νυν δυνασθε
I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you were not then able to take it. No, and even now you are not able; you are still worldly.
3 ετι γαρ σαρκικοι εστε οπου γαρ εν υμιν ζηλος και ερις και διχοστασιαι ουχι σαρκικοι εστε και κατα ανθρωπον περιπατειτε
While there exist among you jealousy and party feeling, is it not true that you are worldly, and are acting merely as other men do?
4 οταν γαρ λεγη τις εγω μεν ειμι παυλου ετερος δε εγω απολλω ουχι σαρκικοι εστε
When one says ‘I follow Paul,’ and another ‘I follow Apollos,’ are not you like other men?
5 τις ουν εστιν παυλος τις δε απολλως αλλ η διακονοι δι ων επιστευσατε και εκαστω ως ο κυριος εδωκεν
What, I ask, is Apollos? or what is Paul? Servants through whom you were led to accept the Faith; and that only as the Lord helped each of you.
6 εγω εφυτευσα απολλως εποτισεν αλλ ο θεος ηυξανεν
I planted, and Apollos watered, but it was God who caused the growth.
7 ωστε ουτε ο φυτευων εστιν τι ουτε ο ποτιζων αλλ ο αυξανων θεος
Therefore neither the man who plants, nor the man who waters, is of any account, but only God who causes the growth.
8 ο φυτευων δε και ο ποτιζων εν εισιν εκαστος δε τον ιδιον μισθον ληψεται κατα τον ιδιον κοπον
In this the man who plants and the man who waters are one; yet each will receive his own reward in proportion to his own labour.
9 θεου γαρ εσμεν συνεργοι θεου γεωργιον θεου οικοδομη εστε
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s harvest field, God’s building.
10 κατα την χαριν του θεου την δοθεισαν μοι ως σοφος αρχιτεκτων θεμελιον τεθεικα αλλος δε εποικοδομει εκαστος δε βλεπετω πως εποικοδομει
In fulfilment of the charge which God had entrusted to me, I laid the foundation like a skilful master-builder; but another man is now building upon it. Let every one take care how he builds;
11 θεμελιον γαρ αλλον ουδεις δυναται θειναι παρα τον κειμενον ος εστιν ιησους ο χριστος
for no man can lay any other foundation than the one already laid — Jesus Christ.
12 ει δε τις εποικοδομει επι τον θεμελιον τουτον χρυσον αργυρον λιθους τιμιους ξυλα χορτον καλαμην
Whatever is used by those who build upon this foundation, whether gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,
13 εκαστου το εργον φανερον γενησεται η γαρ ημερα δηλωσει οτι εν πυρι αποκαλυπτεται και εκαστου το εργον οποιον εστιν το πυρ δοκιμασει
the quality of each man’s work will become known, for the Day will make it plain; because that Day is to be ushered in with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of every man’s work.
14 ει τινος το εργον μενει ο επωκοδομησεν μισθον ληψεται
If any man’s work, which he has built upon that foundation, still remains, he will gain a reward.
15 ει τινος το εργον κατακαησεται ζημιωθησεται αυτος δε σωθησεται ουτως δε ως δια πυρος
If any man’s work is burnt up, he will suffer loss; though he himself will escape, but only as one who has passed through fire.
16 ουκ οιδατε οτι ναος θεου εστε και το πνευμα του θεου οικει εν υμιν
Do not you know that you are God’s Temple, and that God’s Spirit has his home in you?
17 ει τις τον ναον του θεου φθειρει φθερει τουτον ο θεος ο γαρ ναος του θεου αγιος εστιν οιτινες εστε υμεις
If any one destroys the Temple of God, God will destroy him; for the Temple of God is sacred, and so also are you.
18 μηδεις εαυτον εξαπατατω ει τις δοκει σοφος ειναι εν υμιν εν τω αιωνι τουτω μωρος γενεσθω ινα γενηται σοφος (aiōn g165)
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you imagines that, as regards this world, he is a wise man, let him become a ‘fool,’ that he may become wise. (aiōn g165)
19 η γαρ σοφια του κοσμου τουτου μωρια παρα τω θεω εστιν γεγραπται γαρ ο δρασσομενος τους σοφους εν τη πανουργια αυτων
For in God’s sight this world’s wisdom is folly. Scripture tells of — ‘One who catches the wise in their own craftiness,’
20 και παλιν κυριος γινωσκει τους διαλογισμους των σοφων οτι εισιν ματαιοι
And it says again — ‘The Lord sees how fruitless are the deliberations of the wise.’
21 ωστε μηδεις καυχασθω εν ανθρωποις παντα γαρ υμων εστιν
Therefore let no one boast about men; for all things are yours —
22 ειτε παυλος ειτε απολλως ειτε κηφας ειτε κοσμος ειτε ζωη ειτε θανατος ειτε ενεστωτα ειτε μελλοντα παντα υμων εστιν
Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Kephas, or the world, or life, or death, or the present, or the future — all things are yours!
23 υμεις δε χριστου χριστος δε θεου
But you are Christ’s and Christ is God’s.
