Chapter 3

¹And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ. ²I 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. ³For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal, and walk according to man ? ⁴For 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? ⁵The ministers of him whom you have believed; and to every one as the Lord hath given. ⁶I have planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the increase. ⁷Therefore, neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. ⁸Now he that planteth, and he that watereth, ate one. And every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour. ⁹For we are God's coadjutors: you are God's husbandry; you are God's building. ¹⁰According 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. ¹¹For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid; which is Christ Jesus. ¹²Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble: ¹³Every 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. ¹⁴If any man's work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. ¹⁵If any man's work burn, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire. ¹⁶Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ? ¹⁷But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are. ¹⁸Let 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. ¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness. ²⁰And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. ²¹Let no man therefore glory in men. ²²For 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; ²³And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.