1 Corinthians 3
3
Divisiveness and Immaturity
1 And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual people, but as to fleshly people, as to infants in Christ. 2I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able to eat it. But now you are still not able, 3for you are still fleshly. For where there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not live like unregenerate people?#That is, like people who do not possess the Spirit at all 4For whenever anyone says, “I am with Paul,” and another, “I am with Apollos,” are you not merely human?
5Therefore, what is Apollos and what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave. 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing it to grow. 7So then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who is causing it to grow. 8Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, but each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
10According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon it. 11For no one is able to lay another foundation than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12Now if anyone builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw, 13the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is. 14If anyone’s work that he has built upon it remains, he will receive a reward. 15If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.
16Do you not know that you are God’s temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy this one. For God’s temple is holy, which you are.
18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks himself to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise. 19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, “The one who catches the wise in their craftiness,”#A quotation from Job 5:13 20and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”#A quotation from Ps 94:11 21So then, let no one boast in people. For all things are yours, 22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come, all things are yours, 23and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
Currently Selected:
1 Corinthians 3: LEB
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
2010 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software
1 Corinthians 3
3
1Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ. 2I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, you aren’t ready even now, 3for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men? 4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you fleshly?
5Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him? 6I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase. 7So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.
10According 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 man be careful how he builds on it. 11For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, 13each 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. 14If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward. 15If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.
16Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.
18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”#Job 5:13 20And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”#Psalms 94:11 21Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, 22whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours, 23and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
PUBLIC DOMAIN (not copyrighted)