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

Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,

3 f or you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?

for 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?

4 F or when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal? Watering, Working, Warning

For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you fleshly?

5 W ho then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?

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

I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

7 S o then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

8 N ow he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

9 F or we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.

For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.

10 A ccording to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.

According 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.

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

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 N ow if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble;

13 e ach one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is.

each 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.

14 I f anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.

If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.

15 I f anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.

16 D o you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

17 I f anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. Avoid Worldly Wisdom

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.

18 L et no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

Let 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.

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

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”

20 a nd again, “The L ord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”

21 T herefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours:

Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,

22 w hether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come—all are yours.

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,

23 A nd you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.