New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 3

Foundations for Living

1And I, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,couldἠδυνήθηνēdunēthēnG1410not speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to you as tospiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152menG4152, but as tomenG4560of fleshG4560, as toinfantsνηπίοιςnēpioisG3516in ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.

2I gaveG4222youmilkγάλαgalaG1051to drinkἐπότισα,epotisaG4222,not solid foodβρῶμα·brōmaG1033; for youwere not yetοὔπωoupōG3768ableἐδύνασθε,edunastheG1410to receive it.Indeedἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,evenοὐδὲoudeG3761nowνῦνnunG3568you are not yetἔτιetiG2089ableδύνασθε·dunastheG1410,

3for you are stillἔτιetiG2089fleshlyσαρκικοίsarkikoiG4559.For sinceὅπουhopouG3699there isjealousyζῆλοςzēlosG2205and strifeἔριςerisG2054amongἐνenG1722you, are you not fleshlyσαρκικοίsarkikoiG4559,and are you not walkingπεριπατεῖτε;peripateiteG4043likeκατὰkataG2596mere menἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444?

4For whenὅτανhotanG3752oneτις·tisG5100saysλέγῃlegēG3004, “I amG1510of PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,”and anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087, “I am of ApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625,” are you not meremenἄνθρωποίanthrōpoiG444?

5WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767is ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625?And whatτίtiG5101is PaulΠαῦλος;PaulosG3972?ServantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomὧνhōnG3739you believedἐπιστεύσατε,episteusateG4100,evenκαὶkaiG2532as the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962gaveἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325opportunityto eachG1538oneG1538.

6I plantedἐφύτευσα,ephuteusaG5452,ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625wateredἐπότισεν,epotisenG4222, butGodθεὸςtheosG2316was causingG837the growthG837.

7SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620neitherοὔτεouteG3777the one who plantsφυτεύωνphuteuōnG5452norοὔτεouteG3777the one who watersποτίζων,potizōnG4222is anythingτιtiG5100,but Godθεός·theosG2316who causesG837the growthG837.

8NowG1161he who plantsφυτεύωνphuteuōnG5452and he who watersποτίζωνpotizōnG4222are oneἕνhenG1520;but eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538willreceiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983his ownἴδιονidionG2398rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408accordingκατὰkataG2596to his ownἴδιονidionG2398laborκόπον.koponG2873.

9For we are God’sθεοῦtheouG2316fellowσυνεργοί·sunergoiG4904workersG4904;you are God’sθεοῦtheouG2316fieldγεώργιον,geōrgionG1091,God’sθεοῦtheouG2316buildingοἰκοδομήoikodomēG3619.

10AccordingκατὰkataG2596tothe graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which was givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325to me, likeὡςhōsG5613a wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680masterG753builderG753I laidἔθηκα,ethēkaG5087a foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310, andanotherἄλλοςallosG243is buildingἐποικοδομεῖ.epoikodomeiG2026on it. But eachG1538manG1538must be carefulβλεπέτωblepetōG991howπῶςpōsG4459he buildsἐποικοδομεῖ.epoikodomeiG2026on it.

11For noG3762manG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410layθεῖναιtheinaiG5087afoundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310otherἄλλονallonG243thanπαρὰparaG3844the one which is laidκείμενον,keimenonG2749,whichὅςhosG3739is JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

12NowδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyG5100manG5100buildsἐποικοδομεῖepoikodomeiG2026on the foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310with goldG5553,silverG694,preciousτιμίους,timiousG5093stonesλίθουςlithousG3037,woodξύλα,xulaG3586,hayχόρτον,chortonG5528,strawκαλάμην,kalamēnG2562,

13eachG1538man’sG1538workἔργονergonG2041will becomeγενήσεται·genēsetaiG1096evidentφανερὸνphaneronG5318; forthe dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250will showδηλώσει,dēlōseiG1213it becauseὅτιhotiG3754it is to berevealedἀποκαλύπτεται,apokaluptetaiG601with fireπυρὶpuriG4442,and the fireπῦρpurG4442itselfαὐτὸautoG846will testδοκιμάσει.dokimaseiG1381the qualityὁποῖόνhopoionG3697of eachG1538man’sG1538workἔργονergonG2041.

14IfεἴeiG1487anyG5100man’sG5100workἔργονergonG2041whichὃhoG3739he has builtἐποικοδόμησεν,epoikodomēsenG2026on it remainsμενεῖmeneiG3306, he willreceiveλήμψεται·lēmpsetaiG2983a rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

15IfεἴeiG1487anyG5100man’sG5100workἔργονergonG2041is burnedκατακαήσεται,katakaēsetaiG2618up, he will sufferζημιωθήσεται,zēmiōthēsetaiG2210lossG2210;but he himselfαὐτὸςautosG846will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982,yetG1161soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779as throughδιὰdiaG1223fireπυρός.¶purosG4442.

16Do you not knowG3609that you are atempleναὸςnaosG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and thatthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316dwellsοἰκεῖoikeiG3611in you?

17IfεἴeiG1487anyG5100manG5100destroysφθείρει,phtheireiG5351thetempleναὸνnaonG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,Godθεός·theosG2316will destroyφθερεῖphthereiG5351him, for thetempleναὸςnaosG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is holyἅγιόςhagiosG40, andthat is whatοἵτινέςoitinesG3748you are.

18Let noG3367manG3367deceiveἐξαπατάτω·exapatatōG1818himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.IfεἴeiG1487anyG5100manG5100amongG1722you thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380that he is wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680inthisτούτῳ,toutōG3778ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165,he must becomeγενέσθωgenesthōG1096foolishμωρὸςmōrosG3474,soἵναinaG2443that he may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096wiseσοφός.sophosG4680.

19Forthe wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889is foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472beforeπαρὰparaG3844GodθεῷtheōG2316.For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “He isthe one who catchesδρασσόμενοςdrassomenosG1405the wiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680in their craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834”;

20and againπάλιν·palinG3825, “The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097the reasoningsδιαλογισμοὺςdialogismousG1261of the wiseσοφῶνsophōnG4680,that they are uselessμάταιοι.¶mataioiG3152.”

21SoG5620thenG5620let noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367boastκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744in menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444. ForallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956belongἐστιν,estinG1510to you,

22whetherεἴτεeiteG1535PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972orεἴτεeiteG1535ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625orεἴτεeiteG1535CephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786orεἴτεeiteG1535the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889orεἴτεeiteG1535lifeζωὴzōēG2222orεἴτεeiteG1535deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288orεἴτεeiteG1535thingsG1764presentἐνεστῶταenestōtaG1764orεἴτεeiteG1535thingsG3195to comeμέλλοντα,mellontaG3195;allG3956thingsG3956belong to you,

23andyou belong to ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547; andChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547belongs to Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

Foundations for Living

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3