And I, brethren, could
not speak
to you as to aspiritual
men
, but as to bmen
of flesh
, as to cinfants
in Christ
.
I gave you amilk
to drink
, not solid food
; for you bwere not yet
able
to receive it. Indeed
, even
now
you are not yet
able
,
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
?
For when aone
says
, "I am
of Paul
," and another
, "I am of Apollos
," are you not mere bmen
?
What then
is Apollos
? And what
is Paul
? aServants
through
whom
you believed
, even
bas the Lord
gave
opportunity to each
one
.
aI planted, bApollos
watered
, but cGod
was causing
the growth
.
So then
neither
the one who plants
nor
the one who waters
is anything
, but God
who causes
the growth
.
Now he who plants
and he who waters
are one
; but each
will areceive
his own
1reward
according
to his own
labor
.
For we are God's afellow
workers
; you are God's
1 bfield
, God's
cbuilding
.
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.
For no man
can
lay
a afoundation
other
than
the one which is laid
, which
is Jesus
Christ
.
Now if
any
man
builds
on the foundation
with gold
, silver
, 1precious
stones
, wood
, hay
, straw
,
aeach man's
work
will become
evident
; for bthe day
will show
it because
it is to be revealed
with fire
, and the fire
itself
will test
1the quality
of each
man's
work
.
If any
man's
work
which
he has built
on it remains
, he will areceive
a reward
.
If any
man's
work
is burned
up, he will suffer
loss
; but he himself
will be saved
, yet
aso
as through
fire
.
aDo you not know that byou are a 1temple
of God
and that the Spirit
of God
dwells
in you?
If any
man
destroys
the 1temple
of God
, God
will destroy
him, for the 1temple
of God
is holy
, and 2that is what
you are.
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
.
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
";
and again, " aTHE LORD
KNOWS
THE REASONINGS
of the wise
, THAT THEY ARE USELESS
."
So then
alet no
one
boast
in men
. For ball
things
belong
to you,
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,
and ayou belong to Christ; and bChrist
belongs to God
.