King James Version

1 Corinthians 3

1AndΚἀγώ,KagōkaiG2532IΚἀγώ,KagōkaiG1473,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,couldἠδυνήθηνēdunēthēnG1410notοὐκoukG3756speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771asὡςhōsG5613unto spiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613untocarnalG4559, evenasὡςhōsG5613unto babesνηπίοιςnēpioisG3516inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.

2I have fedἐπότισα,epotisaG4222youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with milkγάλαgalaG1051,andG2532notοὐouG3756with meatβρῶμα·brōmaG1033:forγὰρgarG1063hithertoοὔπωoupōG3768ye were not ableἐδύνασθε,edunastheG1410to bear it,ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235neitherG3777yetἔτιetiG2089nowνῦνnunG3568are ye ableδύνασθε·dunastheG1410.

3ForγὰρgarG1063ye areἐστε.esteG1510yetἔτιetiG2089carnalσαρκικοίsarkikoiG4559:forγὰρgarG1063whereasὅπουhopouG3699there isamongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771envyingζῆλοςzēlosG2205,andG2532strifeἔριςerisG2054,andG2532divisionsG1370,are yeἐστεesteG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780carnalσαρκικοίsarkikoiG4559,andG2532walkπεριπατεῖτε;peripateiteG4043asκατὰkataG2596menἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444?

4ForγὰρgarG1063whileὅτανhotanG3752oneτις·tisG5100saithλέγῃlegēG3004,IἐγὼegōG1473μένmenG3303amεἰμιeimiG1510of PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972;andδὲdeG1161anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087,IἐγὼegōG1473amof ApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625;are yeἐστε;¶esteG1510notG3780carnalG4559?

5WhoΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767isG1510PaulΠαῦλος;PaulosG3972,andδέdeG1161whoτίtiG5101isApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625,butG235G2228ministersδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249byδι᾽di᾽G1223whomὧνhōnG3739ye believedἐπιστεύσατε,episteusateG4100,evenκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962gave toἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538?

6IἐγὼegōG1473have plantedἐφύτευσα,ephuteusaG5452,ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625wateredἐπότισεν,epotisenG4222;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316gave the increaseηὔξανεν·ēuxanenG837.

7ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588So thenὥστεhōsteG5620neitherοὔτεouteG3777is heἐστίνestinG1510that plantethφυτεύωνphuteuōnG5452any thingτιtiG5100,neitherοὔτεouteG3777he that waterethποτίζων,potizōnG4222;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235Godθεός·theosG2316that giveth the increaseαὐξάνωνauxanōnG837.

8ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588NowδὲdeG1161he thatτὸνtonG3588plantethφυτεύωνphuteuōnG5452andκαὶkaiG2532he thatτὸνtonG3588waterethποτίζωνpotizōnG4222areεἰσιν,eisinG1510oneἕνhenG1520:andδὲdeG1161every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538shall receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983his ownἴδιονidionG2398rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408according toκατὰkataG2596his ownἴδιονidionG2398labourκόπον.koponG2873.

9ForγάρgarG1063we areἐσμενesmenG1510labourers togetherσυνεργοί·sunergoiG4904with GodθεοῦtheouG2316:ye areἐστε.esteG1510God’sθεοῦtheouG2316husbandryγεώργιον,geōrgionG1091, ye areGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316buildingοἰκοδομήoikodomēG3619.

10According toκατὰkataG2596the graceτὴν χάρινtēn charinG3588 G5485of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316whichτὴνtēnG3588is givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325unto meG1473,asὡςhōsG5613a wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680masterbuilderἀρχιτέκτωνarchitektōnG753,I have laidἔθηκα,ethēkaG5087the foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310,andδὲdeG1161anotherἄλλοςallosG243buildeth thereonἐποικοδομεῖ.epoikodomeiG2026.ButδὲdeG1161letG991every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538take heedβλεπέτωblepetōG991howπῶςpōsG4459he buildeth thereuponἐποικοδομεῖ.epoikodomeiG2026.

11G3588ForγὰρgarG1063otherἄλλονallonG243foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310canδύναταιdunataiG1410no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762layθεῖναιtheinaiG5087thanπαρὰparaG3844that is laidκείμενον,keimenonG2749,whichὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός.ChristosG3588 G5547.

12NowδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100buildἐποικοδομεῖepoikodomeiG2026uponἐπὶepiG1909thisG3778foundationτὸν θεμέλιονton themelionG3588 G2310goldχρυσόν,chrusonG5557,silverἄργυρον,arguronG696,preciousτιμίους,timiousG5093stonesλίθουςlithousG3037,woodξύλα,xulaG3586,hayχόρτον,chortonG5528,stubbleκαλάμην,kalamēnG2562;

13τὸtoG3588Every man’sἑκάστουhekastouG1538workἔργον ἡergon hēG3588 G2041shall be madeγενήσεται·genēsetaiG1096manifestφανερὸνphaneronG5318:forγὰρgarG1063the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250shall declare itδηλώσει,dēlōseiG1213,becauseὅτιhotiG3754it shall be revealedἀποκαλύπτεται,apokaluptetaiG601byἐνenG1722fireπυρὶpuriG4442;andκαὶkaiG2532the fireτὸ πῦρto purG3588 G4442shall tryδοκιμάσει.dokimaseiG1381every man’sἑκάστουhekastouG1538workἔργον τὸergon toG3588 G2041of what sortὁποῖόνhopoionG3697it isἐστινestinG1510.

14IfεἴeiG1487any man’sτινοςtinosG5100workτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588 G2041abideμενεῖmeneiG3306whichὃhoG3739he hath built thereuponἐποικοδόμησεν,epoikodomēsenG2026,he shall receiveλήμψεται·lēmpsetaiG2983a rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

15IfεἴeiG1487any man’sτινοςtinosG5100workτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588 G2041shall be burnedκατακαήσεται,katakaēsetaiG2618,he shall suffer lossζημιωθήσεται,zēmiōthēsetaiG2210:butδὲdeG1161he himselfαὐτὸςautosG846shall be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982;yetδὲdeG1161soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779asὡςhōsG5613byδιὰdiaG1223fireπυρός.¶purosG4442.

16Know yeG1492notΟὐκOukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστε,esteG1510the templeναὸςnaosG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532thatthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316dwellethοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771?

17τὸνtonG3588IfεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100defileG5351the templeναὸν τοῦnaon touG3588 G3485of Godθεοῦ ὁtheou hoG3588 G2316,himτοῦτονtoutonG3778shallG5351Godθεός· ὁtheos hoG3588 G2316destroyG5351;forγὰρgarG1063the templeναὸςnaosG3485of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316isἐστιν,estinG1510holyἅγιόςhagiosG40,whichοἵτινέςoitinesG3748templeyeὑμεῖς.¶humeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510.

18LetG1818no manΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceiveἐξαπατάτω·exapatatōG1818himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.IfεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771seemethδοκεῖdokeiG1380to beG1510wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778worldτῷ αἰῶνιtō aiōniG3588 G165,let him becomeγενέσθωgenesthōG1096a foolμωρὸςmōrosG3474,thatἵναinaG2443he may beγένηταιgenētaiG1096wiseσοφός.sophosG4680.

19ἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμου ὁkosmou hoG3588 G2889isἐστιν.estinG1510foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ τοὺςtheō tousG3588 G2316.Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,He takethδρασσόμενοςdrassomenosG1405the wiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680inἐνenG1722their ownαὐτῶν·autōnG846craftinessτῇ πανουργίᾳtēa panourgiaG3588 G3834.

20τοὺςtousG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532againπάλιν·palinG3825,The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962knowethγινώσκειginōskeiG1097the thoughtsδιαλογισμοὺς τῶνdialogismous tōnG3588 G1261of the wiseσοφῶνsophōnG4680,thatὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσὶνeisinG1510vainμάταιοι.¶mataioiG3152.

21ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620letG2744no manμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367gloryG2744inἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444.ForγὰρgarG1063all thingsπάνταpantaG3956areἐστιν,estinG1510yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771;

22WhetherεἴτεeiteG1535PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,orεἴτεeiteG1535ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625,orεἴτεeiteG1535CephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786,orεἴτεeiteG1535the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889,orεἴτεeiteG1535lifeζωὴzōēG2222,orεἴτεeiteG1535deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288,orεἴτεeiteG1535things presentἐνεστῶταenestōtaG1764,orεἴτεeiteG1535things to comeμέλλοντα,mellontaG3195;allπάνταpantaG3956areG1510yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771;

23AndδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771are Christ’sΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;andδὲdeG1161ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isGod’sθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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