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1 Corinthians 3

New American Standard Bible 1995

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1And I, brethrenG80, couldG1410 not speakG2980 to you as to 1spiritualG4152 menG4152, but as to 2menG4560 of fleshG4560, as to 3infantsG3516 in ChristG5547. 2I gaveG4222 you 4milkG1051 to drinkG4222, not solid foodG1033; for you 5were not yetG3768 ableG1410 to receive it. IndeedG235, evenG3761 nowG3568 you are not yetG2089 ableG1410, 3for you are stillG2089 fleshlyG4559. For sinceG3699 there is 6jealousyG2205 and strifeG2054 amongG1722 you, are you not fleshlyG4559, and are you not walkingG4043 78likeG2596 mere menG444? 4For whenG3752 9oneG5100 saysG3004, “I amG1510 of PaulG3972,” and anotherG2087, “I am of ApollosG625,” are you not mere 10menG444?

5WhatG5101 thenG3767 is ApollosG625? And whatG5101 is PaulG3972? 11ServantsG1249 throughG1223 whomG3739 you believedG4100, evenG2532 12as the LordG2962 gaveG1325 opportunity to eachG1538 oneG1538. 613I plantedG5452, 14ApollosG625 wateredG4222, but 15GodG2316 was causingG837 the growthG837. 7SoG5620 thenG5620 neitherG3777 the one who plantsG5452 norG3777 the one who watersG4222 is anythingG5100, but GodG2316 who causesG837 the growthG837. 8NowG1161 he who plantsG5452 and he who watersG4222 are oneG1520; but eachG1538 will 16receiveG2983 his ownG2398 17rewardG3408 accordingG2596 to his ownG2398 laborG2873. 9For we are God’sG2316 18fellowG4904 workersG4904; you are God’sG2316 1920fieldG1091, God’sG2316 21buildingG3619.

10AccordingG2596 to 22the graceG5485 of GodG2316 which was givenG1325 to me, likeG5613 a wiseG4680 masterG753 builderG753 23I laidG5087 a foundationG2310, and 24anotherG243 is buildingG2026 on it. But eachG1538 manG1538 must be carefulG991 howG4459 he buildsG2026 on it. 11For noG3762 manG3762 canG1410 layG5087 a 25foundationG2310 otherG243 thanG3844 the one which is laidG2749, whichG3739 is JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 12NowG1161 ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 buildsG2026 on the foundationG2310 with goldG5553, silverG694, 26preciousG5093 stonesG3037, woodG3586, hayG5528, strawG2562, 1327eachG1538 man’sG1538 workG2041 will becomeG1096 evidentG5318; for 28the dayG2250 will showG1213 it becauseG3754 it is to be revealedG601 with fireG4442, and the fireG4442 itselfG846 will testG1381 29the qualityG3697 of eachG1538 man’sG1538 workG2041. 14IfG1487 anyG5100 man’sG5100 workG2041 whichG3739 he has builtG2026 on it remainsG3306, he will 30receiveG2983 a rewardG3408. 15IfG1487 anyG5100 man’sG5100 workG2041 is burnedG2618 up, he will sufferG2210 lossG2210; but he himselfG846 will be savedG4982, yetG1161 31soG3779 as throughG1223 fireG4442.

1632Do you not knowG3609 that 33you are a 34templeG3485 of GodG2316 and that the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 dwellsG3611 in you? 17IfG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 destroysG5351 the 35templeG3485 of GodG2316, GodG2316 will destroyG5351 him, for the 36templeG3485 of GodG2316 is holyG40, and 37that is whatG3748 you are.

1838Let noG3367 manG3367 deceiveG1818 himselfG1438. 39IfG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 amongG1722 you thinksG1380 that he is wiseG4680 in 40thisG3778 ageG165, he must becomeG1096 foolishG3474, soG2443 that he may becomeG1096 wiseG4680. 19For 41the wisdomG4678 of thisG3778 worldG2889 is foolishnessG3472 beforeG3844 GodG2316. For it is writtenG1125, “He is 42the one who catchesG1405 the wiseG4680 in their craftinessG3834”; 20and againG3825, “43The LordG2962 knowsG1097 the reasoningsG1261 of the wiseG4680, that they are uselessG3152.” 21SoG5620 thenG5620 44let noG3367 oneG3367 boastG2744 in menG444. For 45allG3956 thingsG3956 belongG1510 to you, 2246whetherG1535 PaulG3972 orG1535 ApollosG625 orG1535 CephasG2786 orG1535 the worldG2889 orG1535 47lifeG2222 orG1535 deathG2288 orG1535 thingsG1764 presentG1764 orG1535 thingsG3195 to comeG3195; allG3956 thingsG3956 belong to you, 23and 48you belong to ChristG5547; and 49ChristG5547 belongs to GodG2316.

Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 3:1 1 Cor 2:15; 14:37; Gal 6:1 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 3:1 Rom 7:14; 1 Cor 2:14 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 3:1 1 Cor 2:6; Eph 4:14; Heb 5:13 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 3:2 Heb 5:12f; 1 Pet 2:2 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 3:2 John 16:12 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 3:3 Rom 13:13; 1 Cor 1:10f; 11:18 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 3:3 Lit according to man ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 3:3 1 Cor 3:4 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 3:4 1 Cor 1:12 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 3:4 1 Cor 3:3 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 3:5 Rom 15:16; 2 Cor 3:3, 6; 4:1; 5:18; 6:4; Eph 3:7; Col 1:25; 1 Tim 1:12 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 3:5 Rom 12:6; 1 Cor 3:10 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 3:6 1 Cor 4:15; 9:1; 15:1; 2 Cor 10:14f ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 3:6 Acts 18:24-27; 1 Cor 1:12 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 3:6 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 3:8 1 Cor 3:14; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 3:8 Or wages ↩
  18. 18. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Mark 16:20; 2 Cor 6:1 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Or cultivated land ↩
  20. 20. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Is 61:3; Matt 15:13 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Corinthians 3:9 1 Cor 3:16; Eph 2:20-22; Col 2:7; 1 Pet 2:5 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Rom 12:3; 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Rom 15:20; 1 Cor 3:11f ↩
  24. 24. 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Thess 3:2 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Corinthians 3:11 Is 28:16; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:4ff ↩
  26. 26. 1 Corinthians 3:12 Or costly ↩
  27. 27. 1 Corinthians 3:13 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Matt 10:15; 1 Cor 1:8; 2 Thess 1:7-10; 2 Tim 1:12, 18; 4:8 ↩
  29. 29. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Lit of what sort each man’s work is ↩
  30. 30. 1 Corinthians 3:14 1 Cor 3:8; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Corinthians 3:15 Job 23:10; Ps 66:10, 12; Jude 23 ↩
  32. 32. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Rom 6:16 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21f ↩
  34. 34. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Or sanctuary ↩
  35. 35. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary ↩
  36. 36. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary ↩
  37. 37. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit who you are ↩
  38. 38. 1 Corinthians 3:18 Is 5:21 ↩
  39. 39. 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Cor 8:2; Gal 6:3 ↩
  40. 40. 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  41. 41. 1 Corinthians 3:19 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13 ↩
  43. 43. 1 Corinthians 3:20 Ps 94:11 ↩
  44. 44. 1 Corinthians 3:21 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
  45. 45. 1 Corinthians 3:21 Rom 8:32 ↩
  46. 46. 1 Corinthians 3:22 1 Cor 1:12; 3:5, 6 ↩
  47. 47. 1 Corinthians 3:22 Rom 8:38 ↩
  48. 48. 1 Corinthians 3:23 1 Cor 15:23; 2 Cor 10:7; Gal 3:29 ↩
  49. 49. 1 Corinthians 3:23 1 Cor 11:3; 15:28 ↩

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