1 Corinthians 3

1 AND I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ.2 I gave you milk to drink, not meat; for you were not able as yet. But neither indeed are you now able; for you are yet carnal.3 For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal, and walk according to man ?4 For while one saith, I indeed am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollo; are you not men ? What then is Apollo, and what is Paul?5 The ministers of him whom you have believed; and to every one as the Lord hath given.6 I have planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the increase.7 Therefore, neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.8 Now he that planteth, and he that watereth, are one. And every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour.9 For we are God's coadjutors: you are God's husbandry; you are God's building.10 According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.11 For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid; which is Christ Jesus.12 Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble:13 Every man's work shall be manifest; for the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.14 If any man's work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.15 If any man's work burn, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.16 Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ?17 But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are.18 Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.20 And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.21 Let no man therefore glory in men.22 For all things are yours, whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to some; for all are yours;23 And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

1 Corinthians 3

Immaturity and Self-deception

1 So, brothers and sisters,t I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh,t as infants in Christ.2 I fed you milk,s not solid food, for you were not yet ready. In fact, you are still not ready,3 for you are still influenced by the flesh.t For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?t

4 For whenever someone says, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” are you not merely human?t
5 What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.t6 I planted,s Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow.7 So neither the one who plants counts for anything,t nor the one who waters, but God who causes the growth.8 The one who plants and the one who waters work as one,t but each will receive his reward according to his work.9 We are coworkers belonging to God.t You are God’s field, God’s building.10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.11 For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.12 If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,s13 each builder’st work will be plainly seen, for the Dayts will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the firess will test what kind of work each has done.14 If what someone has built survives, he will receive a reward.

15 If someone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss.t He himself will be saved, but only as through fire.
16 Do you not know that you are God’s temples and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

17 If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.
18 Guard against self-deception, each of you.t If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”s20 And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”s21 So then, no more boasting about mere mortals!t For everything belongs to you,22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Everything belongs to you,

23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.