New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 3:8-21

8NowG1161 he who plantsG5452 and he who watersG4222 are oneG1520; but eachG1538 will 1receiveG2983 his ownG2398 2rewardG3408 accordingG2596 to his ownG2398 laborG2873. 9For we are God’sG2316 3fellowG4904 workersG4904; you are God’sG2316 4 5fieldG1091, God’sG2316 6buildingG3619.

10AccordingG2596 to 7the graceG5485 of GodG2316 which was givenG1325 to me, likeG5613 a wiseG4680 masterG753 builderG753 8I laidG5087 a foundationG2310, and 9anotherG243 is buildingG2026 on it. But eachG1538 manG1538 must be carefulG991 howG4459 he buildsG2026 on it. 11For noG3762 manG3762 canG1410 layG5087 a 10foundationG2310 otherG243 thanG3844 the one which is laidG2749, whichG3739 is JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 12NowG1161 ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 buildsG2026 on the foundationG2310 with goldG5553, silverG694, 11preciousG5093 stonesG3037, woodG3586, hayG5528, strawG2562, 13 12eachG1538 man’sG1538 workG2041 will becomeG1096 evidentG5318; for 13the dayG2250 will showG1213 it becauseG3754 it is to be revealedG601 with fireG4442, and the fireG4442 itselfG846 will testG1381 14the qualityG3697 of eachG1538 man’sG1538 workG2041. 14IfG1487 anyG5100 man’sG5100 workG2041 whichG3739 he has builtG2026 on it remainsG3306, he will 15receiveG2983 a rewardG3408. 15IfG1487 anyG5100 man’sG5100 workG2041 is burnedG2618 up, he will sufferG2210 lossG2210; but he himselfG846 will be savedG4982, yetG1161 16soG3779 as throughG1223 fireG4442.

16 17Do you not knowG3609 that 18you are a 19templeG3485 of GodG2316 and that the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 dwellsG3611 in you? 17IfG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 destroysG5351 the 20templeG3485 of GodG2316, GodG2316 will destroyG5351 him, for the 21templeG3485 of GodG2316 is holyG40, and 22that is whatG3748 you are.

18 23Let noG3367 manG3367 deceiveG1818 himselfG1438. 24IfG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 amongG1722 you thinksG1380 that he is wiseG4680 in 25thisG3778 ageG165, he must becomeG1096 foolishG3474, soG2443 that he may becomeG1096 wiseG4680. 19For 26the wisdomG4678 of thisG3778 worldG2889 is foolishnessG3472 beforeG3844 GodG2316. For it is writtenG1125, “He is 27the one who catchesG1405 the wiseG4680 in their craftinessG3834”; 20and againG3825, “28The LordG2962 knowsG1097 the reasoningsG1261 of the wiseG4680, that they are uselessG3152.” 21SoG5620 thenG5620 29let noG3367 oneG3367 boastG2744 in menG444. For 30allG3956 thingsG3956 belongG1510 to you,

Notes

1. 1 Corinthians 3:8 1 Cor 3:14; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
2. 1 Corinthians 3:8 Or wages ↩
3. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Mark 16:20; 2 Cor 6:1 ↩
4. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Or cultivated land ↩
5. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Is 61:3; Matt 15:13 ↩
6. 1 Corinthians 3:9 1 Cor 3:16; Eph 2:20-22; Col 2:7; 1 Pet 2:5 ↩
7. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Rom 12:3; 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
8. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Rom 15:20; 1 Cor 3:11f ↩
9. 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Thess 3:2 ↩
10. 1 Corinthians 3:11 Is 28:16; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:4ff ↩
11. 1 Corinthians 3:12 Or costly ↩
12. 1 Corinthians 3:13 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
13. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Matt 10:15; 1 Cor 1:8; 2 Thess 1:7-10; 2 Tim 1:12, 18; 4:8 ↩
14. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Lit of what sort each man’s work is ↩
15. 1 Corinthians 3:14 1 Cor 3:8; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
16. 1 Corinthians 3:15 Job 23:10; Ps 66:10, 12; Jude 23 ↩
17. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Rom 6:16 ↩
18. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21f ↩
19. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Or sanctuary ↩
20. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary ↩
21. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary ↩
22. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit who you are ↩
23. 1 Corinthians 3:18 Is 5:21 ↩
24. 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Cor 8:2; Gal 6:3 ↩
25. 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
26. 1 Corinthians 3:19 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
27. 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13 ↩
28. 1 Corinthians 3:20 Ps 94:11 ↩
29. 1 Corinthians 3:21 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
30. 1 Corinthians 3:21 Rom 8:32 ↩