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1 Corinthians 3

1AndI,brethren,couldnotspeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untoyouasuntospiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152,butasunto carnal,asunto babesinChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.

2IfedyouwithmilkγάλαgalaG1051,notwithmeat;foryewerenotyetοὔπωoupōG3768ableἐδύνασθε,edunastheG1410tobear it: nay,notevenG3761nowνῦνnunG3568areyeableδύνασθε·dunastheG1410;

3foryeareG1510yetcarnal:forwhereasthereisG1510amongyoujealousyζῆλοςzēlosG2205andstrifeἔριςerisG2054,areG1510yenotcarnal,anddoyenotwalkπεριπατεῖτε;peripateiteG4043afterthemannerofmenἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444?

4ForwhenὅτανhotanG3752oneτις·tisG5100saith,IamG1510ofPaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972;andanother,IamG1510ofApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625;areG1510yenotmenG444?

5WhatthenisG1510ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625?andwhatisG1510PaulΠαῦλος;PaulosG3972? MinistersthroughwhomyebelievedG4100;andeachastheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962gaveG1325tohim.

6Iplantedἐφύτευσα,ephuteusaG5452,ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625wateredG4222;butGodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG4222theincreaseG837.

7SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620neitherisG1510hethatplantethanythingτιtiG5100,neitherhethatwatereth;butGodθεός·theosG2316thatgiveththeincreaseG837.

8NowG1161hethatplantethandhethatwaterethareG1510oneἕνhenG1520:buteachshallreceiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983hisownἴδιονidionG2398rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408accordingκατὰkataG2596tohisownἴδιονidionG2398laborκόπον.koponG2873.

9ForweareG1510God’sfellow-workers: yeareG1510God’shusbandry,God’sbuildingοἰκοδομήoikodomēG3619.

10AccordingκατὰkataG2596tothegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichwasgivenG1325untome,asawiseσοφὸςsophosG4680masterbuilderIlaidG5087afoundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310;andanotherbuildeth thereon.ButleteachmanG1538takeβλεπέτωblepetōG991heedG991howπῶςpōsG4459hebuildeth thereon.

11ForotherG243foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310cannomanlaythanthatwhichisG1510laidθεῖναιtheinaiG5087,whichisG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

12ButifanymanbuildethonthefoundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310goldG5553,silverG694,costlystonesG3037,woodξύλα,xulaG3586,hay, stubble;

13eachman’sG1538workἔργονergonG2041shallbeG1510mademanifest:forthedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250shalldeclareit,becauseitisG1510revealedἀποκαλύπτεται,apokaluptetaiG601infireπυρὶpuriG4442;andthefireπῦρpurG4442itselfshallproveeachman’sG1538workἔργονergonG2041ofwhatsortitisG1510.

14Ifanyman’sworkἔργονergonG2041shallabideG3306whichhebuiltG2026thereon,heshallreceiveλήμψεται·lēmpsetaiG2983arewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

15Ifanyman’sworkἔργονergonG2041shallbeburnedκατακαήσεται,katakaēsetaiG2618,heshallsufferζημιωθήσεται,zēmiōthēsetaiG2210lossG2210:buthehimselfshallbesavedG4982;yetsoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779asthroughfireπυρός.¶purosG4442.

16KnowyenotthatyeareG1510atempleναὸςnaosG3485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andthattheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316dwellethinyou?

17IfanymanG3778destroyeththetempleναὸνnaonG3485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316, himshallGodθεός·theosG2316destroy;forthetempleναὸςnaosG3485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510holyἅγιόςhagiosG40,andsuchareG1510ye.

18LetnomanG3778deceiveἐξαπατάτω·exapatatōG1818himself.IfanymanG3778thinkeththatheisG1510wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680amongyouinthisworld,lethimbecomeγενέσθωgenesthōG1096afool,thathemaybecomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096wiseσοφός.sophosG4680.

19ForthewisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678ofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889isG1510foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472withGodθεῷtheōG2316.ForitisG1510writtenG1125,HethattakeththewiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680intheircraftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834:

20andagainπάλιν·palinG3825,TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962knoweththereasoningsofthewiseσοφῶνsophōnG4680,thattheyareG1510vain.

21WhereforeletnooneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367gloryinmenG444.ForallthingsπάνταpantaG3956areG1510yours;

22whetherPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,orApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625,orCephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786,ortheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889,orlifeζωὴzōēG2222,ordeathθάνατοςthanatosG2288,orthingsG3956presentἐνεστῶταenestōtaG1764,orthingsG3956tocomeμέλλοντα,mellontaG3195;allareyours;

23andyeareChrist’s;andChristG5547isGod’s.

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

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