1 Corinthians 3

Jesus Christ, Our Foundation

And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to ^aspiritual men, but as to ^bfleshly men, as to ^cinfants in Christ. 2 I gave you ^amilk to drink, not solid food, for you ^bwere not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are still not able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is ^ajealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking ¹^blike mere men? 4 For when ^aone says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere ^bmen?
5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? ^aServants through whom you believed, even ^bas the Lord gave to each one. 6 ^aI planted, ^bApollos watered, but ^cGod was causing the growth. 7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, but each will ^areceive his own ¹reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s ^afellow workers; you are God’s ¹^bfield, God’s ^cbuilding.
10 According to ^athe grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder ^bI laid a foundation, and ^canother is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no one can lay a ^afoundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, ¹precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 ^aeach man’s work will become evident, for ^bthe day will indicate it because it is revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test ¹the quality of each man’s work. 14 If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will ^areceive a reward. 15 If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, yet ^aso as through fire.
16 ^aDo you not know that ^byou are a ¹sanctuary of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If any man destroys the ¹sanctuary of God, God will destroy him, for the ¹sanctuary of God is holy, and ²that is what you are.
18 ^aLet no man deceive himself. ^bIf any man among you thinks that he is wise in ^cthis age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. 19 For ^athe wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is ^bthe one who catches the wise in their craftiness”; 20 and again, “^aThe Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.” 21 So then ^alet no one boast in men. For ^ball things belong to you, 22 ^awhether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or ^blife or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you, 23 and ^ayou belong to Christ, and ^bChrist belongs to God.

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