New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 3:11-23

11For noG3762 manG3762 canG1410 layG5087 a 1foundationG2310 otherG243 thanG3844 the one which is laidG2749, whichG3739 is JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 12NowG1161 ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 buildsG2026 on the foundationG2310 with goldG5553, silverG694, 2preciousG5093 stonesG3037, woodG3586, hayG5528, strawG2562, 13 3eachG1538 man’sG1538 workG2041 will becomeG1096 evidentG5318; for 4the dayG2250 will showG1213 it becauseG3754 it is to be revealedG601 with fireG4442, and the fireG4442 itselfG846 will testG1381 5the qualityG3697 of eachG1538 man’sG1538 workG2041. 14IfG1487 anyG5100 man’sG5100 workG2041 whichG3739 he has builtG2026 on it remainsG3306, he will 6receiveG2983 a rewardG3408. 15IfG1487 anyG5100 man’sG5100 workG2041 is burnedG2618 up, he will sufferG2210 lossG2210; but he himselfG846 will be savedG4982, yetG1161 7soG3779 as throughG1223 fireG4442.

16 8Do you not knowG3609 that 9you are a 10templeG3485 of GodG2316 and that the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 dwellsG3611 in you? 17IfG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 destroysG5351 the 11templeG3485 of GodG2316, GodG2316 will destroyG5351 him, for the 12templeG3485 of GodG2316 is holyG40, and 13that is whatG3748 you are.

18 14Let noG3367 manG3367 deceiveG1818 himselfG1438. 15IfG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 amongG1722 you thinksG1380 that he is wiseG4680 in 16thisG3778 ageG165, he must becomeG1096 foolishG3474, soG2443 that he may becomeG1096 wiseG4680. 19For 17the wisdomG4678 of thisG3778 worldG2889 is foolishnessG3472 beforeG3844 GodG2316. For it is writtenG1125, “He is 18the one who catchesG1405 the wiseG4680 in their craftinessG3834”; 20and againG3825, “19The LordG2962 knowsG1097 the reasoningsG1261 of the wiseG4680, that they are uselessG3152.” 21SoG5620 thenG5620 20let noG3367 oneG3367 boastG2744 in menG444. For 21allG3956 thingsG3956 belongG1510 to you, 22 22whetherG1535 PaulG3972 orG1535 ApollosG625 orG1535 CephasG2786 orG1535 the worldG2889 orG1535 23lifeG2222 orG1535 deathG2288 orG1535 thingsG1764 presentG1764 orG1535 thingsG3195 to comeG3195; allG3956 thingsG3956 belong to you, 23and 24you belong to ChristG5547; and 25ChristG5547 belongs to GodG2316.

Notes

1. 1 Corinthians 3:11 Is 28:16; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:4ff ↩
2. 1 Corinthians 3:12 Or costly ↩
3. 1 Corinthians 3:13 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
4. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Matt 10:15; 1 Cor 1:8; 2 Thess 1:7-10; 2 Tim 1:12, 18; 4:8 ↩
5. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Lit of what sort each man’s work is ↩
6. 1 Corinthians 3:14 1 Cor 3:8; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
7. 1 Corinthians 3:15 Job 23:10; Ps 66:10, 12; Jude 23 ↩
8. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Rom 6:16 ↩
9. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21f ↩
10. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Or sanctuary ↩
11. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary ↩
12. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary ↩
13. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit who you are ↩
14. 1 Corinthians 3:18 Is 5:21 ↩
15. 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Cor 8:2; Gal 6:3 ↩
16. 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
17. 1 Corinthians 3:19 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
18. 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13 ↩
19. 1 Corinthians 3:20 Ps 94:11 ↩
20. 1 Corinthians 3:21 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
21. 1 Corinthians 3:21 Rom 8:32 ↩
22. 1 Corinthians 3:22 1 Cor 1:12; 3:5, 6 ↩
23. 1 Corinthians 3:22 Rom 8:38 ↩
24. 1 Corinthians 3:23 1 Cor 15:23; 2 Cor 10:7; Gal 3:29 ↩
25. 1 Corinthians 3:23 1 Cor 11:3; 15:28 ↩