1 A nd I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

3 F or ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

4 F or while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

5 W ho then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

7 S o then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

8 N ow he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9 F or we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

10 A ccording to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

11 F or other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 N ow if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

13 E very man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

14 I f any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15 I f any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

16 K now ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17 I f any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

18 L et no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

19 F or the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

20 A nd again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21 T herefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;

22 W hether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;

23 A nd ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.