Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 3

(Hebrews 5:11–14)

1Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,IG2504could notοὐκ ἠδυνήθηνouk ēdunēthēnG3756 G1410addressλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980youὑμῖνhuminG4771asὡςhōsG5613spiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613worldlyσαρκίνοις,sarkinoisG4560—asὡςhōsG5613infantsνηπίοιςnēpioisG3516inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.

2I gave youὑμᾶς ἐπότισα,humas epotisaG4771 G4222milkγάλαgalaG1051,notοὐouG3756solid foodβρῶμα·brōmaG1033,forγὰρgarG1063you were not yet readyοὔπω ἐδύνασθε,oupō edunastheG3768 G1410for solid food.In factἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,you are still not readyοὐδὲ ἔτι νῦν δύνασθε·oude eti nun dunastheG3568 G2089 G3761 G1410,

3forγὰρgarG1063you areἐστε.esteG1510stillἔτιetiG2089worldlyσαρκικοίsarkikoiG4559.ForγὰρgarG1063sinceὅπουhopouG3699there isjealousyζῆλοςzēlosG2205andκαὶkaiG2532dissensionἔριςerisG2054amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,are youἐστεesteG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780worldlyσαρκικοίsarkikoiG4559? Are you notκαὶkaiG2532walkingπεριπατεῖτε;peripateiteG4043in the way ofκατὰkataG2596manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444?

4ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752oneτις·tisG5100of yousaysλέγῃlegēG3004μένmenG3303, “IἐγὼegōG1473followεἰμιeimiG1510PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,”andδὲdeG1161anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087, “IἐγὼegōG1473followApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625,”are youἐστε;¶esteG1510notοὐκoukG3756mere menἄνθρωποίanthrōpoiG444?

5WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767isἐστινestinG1510ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625?AndδέdeG1161whatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510PaulΠαῦλος;PaulosG3972? They areservantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomὧνhōnG3739you believedἐπιστεύσατε,episteusateG4100καὶkaiG2532,asὡςhōsG5613theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has assignedἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538his role.

6IἐγὼegōG1473plantedἐφύτευσα,ephuteusaG5452the seed andApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625wateredἐπότισεν,epotisenG4222it,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316made it growηὔξανεν·ēuxanenG837.

7SoὥστεhōsteG5620neitherοὔτεouteG3777he whoὁhoG3588plantsφυτεύωνphuteuōnG5452norοὔτεouteG3777he whoὁhoG3588watersποτίζων,potizōnG4222isἐστίνestinG1510anythingτιtiG5100,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235onlyGodθεός·theosG2316,whoὁhoG3588makes things growαὐξάνωνauxanōnG837.

8δὲdeG1161He whoὁhoG3588plantsφυτεύωνphuteuōnG5452andκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588watersποτίζωνpotizōnG4222areεἰσιν,eisinG1510oneἕνhenG1520in purpose,andδὲdeG1161eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538will be rewardedτὸν ἴδιον μισθὸν λήμψεταιton idion misthon lēmpsetaiG2983 G3588 G2398 G3408according toκατὰkataG2596hisτὸνtonG3588ownἴδιονidionG2398laborκόπον.koponG2873.

9ForγάρgarG1063we areἐσμενesmenG1510God’sθεοῦtheouG2316fellow workersσυνεργοί·sunergoiG4904;you areἐστε.esteG1510God’sθεοῦtheouG2316fieldγεώργιον,geōrgionG1091,God’sθεοῦtheouG2316buildingοἰκοδομήoikodomēG3619.

Christ Our Foundation

(Isaiah 28:14–22; Ephesians 2:19–22; 1 Peter 2:1–8)

10ByκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316τὴνtēnG3588has givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325meG1473,I laidἔθηκα,ethēkaG5087afoundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310asὡςhōsG5613an expertσοφὸςsophosG4680builderἀρχιτέκτωνarchitektōnG753,andδὲdeG1161someone elseἄλλοςallosG243is building onἐποικοδομεῖ.epoikodomeiG2026it.ButδὲdeG1161each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538must be carefulβλεπέτωblepetōG991howπῶςpōsG4459he buildsἐποικοδομεῖ.epoikodomeiG2026.

11ForγὰρgarG1063no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410layθεῖναιtheinaiG5087aἄλλονallonG243foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310other thanπαρὰparaG3844theτὸνtonG3588onealready laidκείμενον,keimenonG2749,whichὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

12δέdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100buildsἐποικοδομεῖepoikodomeiG2026onἐπὶepiG1909thisτὸνtonG3588foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310usinggoldχρυσόν,chrusonG5557,silverἄργυρον,arguronG696,preciousτιμίους,timiousG5093stonesλίθουςlithousG3037,woodξύλα,xulaG3586,hayχόρτον,chortonG5528, orstrawκαλάμην,kalamēnG2562,

13τὸtoG3588hisἑκάστουhekastouG1538workmanshipἔργονergonG2041will beγενήσεται·genēsetaiG1096evidentφανερὸνphaneronG5318,becauseγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588DayἡμέραhēmeraG2250will bring it to lightδηλώσει,dēlōseiG1213ὅτιhotiG3754.It will be revealedἀποκαλύπτεται,apokaluptetaiG601withἐνenG1722fireπυρὶpuriG4442,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588fireπῦρpurG4442αὐτὸautoG846will proveδοκιμάσει.dokimaseiG1381the qualityὁποῖόν ἐστινhopoion estinG3697 G1510of eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538man’sτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041.

14IfεἴeiG1487τὸtoG3588what he has builtτινος ἔργον ὃ ἐποικοδόμησεν,tinos ergon ho epoikodomēsenG2041 G5100 G3739 G2026survivesμενεῖmeneiG3306,he will receiveλήμψεται·lēmpsetaiG2983a rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

15IfεἴeiG1487itτινος τὸ ἔργονtinos to ergonG3588 G2041 G5100is burned upκατακαήσεται,katakaēsetaiG2618,he will suffer lossζημιωθήσεται,zēmiōthēsetaiG2210δὲdeG1161.He himselfαὐτὸςautosG846will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982οὕτωςhoutōsG3779,but onlyδὲdeG1161as ifὡςhōsG5613throughδιὰdiaG1223theflamesπυρός.¶purosG4442.

God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom

(Romans 12:1–8; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20)

16Do you not knowΟὐκOukG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you yourselves areἐστε,esteG1510God’sθεοῦtheouG2316templeναὸςnaosG3485,and thatκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151dwellsοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771?

17IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100destroysφθείρει,phtheireiG5351τὸνtonG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485ὁhoG3588,Godθεός·theosG2316will destroyφθερεῖphthereiG5351himτοῦτονtoutonG3778;forγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588templeναὸςnaosG3485isἐστιν,estinG1510holyἅγιόςhagiosG40, andyouὑμεῖς.¶humeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510that templeοἵτινέςoitinesG3748.

18Let no oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceiveἐξαπατάτω·exapatatōG1818himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he isG1510wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778τῷtōG3588ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165,he should becomeγενέσθωgenesthōG1096a foolμωρὸςmōrosG3474,so thatἵναinaG2443he may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096wiseσοφός.sophosG4680.

19ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889isἐστιν.estinG1510foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472in God’s sightπαρὰ τῷ θεῷpara tō theōG3844 G3588 G2316. Asγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “HeὁhoG3588catchesδρασσόμενοςdrassomenosG1405theτοὺςtousG3588wiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846τῇtēaG3588craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834.”

20AndκαὶkaiG2532againπάλιν·palinG3825, “TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theτοὺςtousG3588thoughtsδιαλογισμοὺςdialogismousG1261of theτῶνtōnG3588wiseσοφῶνsophōnG4680areεἰσὶνeisinG1510futileμάταιοι.¶mataioiG3152.”

21ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620,stopμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367boastingκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744inἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444γὰρgarG1063.All thingsπάνταpantaG3956areἐστιν,estinG1510yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771,

22whetherεἴτεeiteG1535PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972orεἴτεeiteG1535ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625orεἴτεeiteG1535CephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786orεἴτεeiteG1535theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889orεἴτεeiteG1535lifeζωὴzōēG2222orεἴτεeiteG1535deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288orεἴτεeiteG1535the presentἐνεστῶταenestōtaG1764orεἴτεeiteG1535the futureμέλλοντα,mellontaG3195.AllπάνταpantaG3956of them belong toyouὑμῶνhumōnG4771,

23andδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771belong toChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,andδὲdeG1161ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547belongs toGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.