New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 3:4-17

4For whenG3752 1oneG5100 personG5100 saysG3004, “I amG1510 2with PaulG3972,” and anotherG2087, “I am 3with ApollosG625,” are you not ordinary 4peopleG444?

5WhatG5101 thenG3767 is ApollosG625? And whatG5101 is PaulG3972? 5ServantsG1249 throughG1223 whomG3739 you believedG4100, evenG2532 6as the LordG2962 gaveG1325 opportunity to eachG1538 oneG1538. 6 7I plantedG5452, 8ApollosG625 wateredG4222, but 9GodG2316 was causingG837 theG837 growthG837. 7SoG5620 thenG5620 neitherG3777 the one who plantsG5452 norG3777 the one who watersG4222 is anythingG5100, but GodG2316 who causesG837 theG837 growthG837. 8NowG1161 the one who plantsG5452 and the one who watersG4222 are oneG1520; but eachG1538 will 10receiveG2983 his ownG2398 11rewardG3408 accordingG2596 to his ownG2398 laborG2873. 9For we are God’sG2316 12fellowG4904 workersG4904; you are God’sG2316 13 14fieldG1091, God’sG2316 15buildingG3619.

10AccordingG2596 to 16the graceG5485 of GodG2316 which was givenG1325 to me, likeG5613 a wiseG4680 masterG753 builderG753 17I laidG5087 a foundationG2310, and 18anotherG243 is buildingG2026 onG2026 it. But eachG1538 personG1538 must be carefulG991 howG4459 he buildsG2026 onG2026 it. 11For noG3762 oneG3762 canG1410 layG5087 a 19foundationG2310 otherG243 thanG3844 the one which is laidG2749, whichG3739 is JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 12NowG1161 ifG1487 anyoneG5100 buildsG2026 on the foundationG2310 with goldG5553, silverG694, preciousG5093 stonesG3037, woodG3586, hayG5528, or strawG2562, 13 20eachG1538 one’sG1538 workG2041 will becomeG1096 evidentG5318; for 21the dayG2250 will showG1213 it becauseG3754 it is to be revealedG601 with fireG4442, and the fireG4442 itselfG846 will testG1381 22the qualityG3697 of eachG1538 one’sG1538 workG2041. 14IfG1487 anyone’sG5100 workG2041 whichG3739 he has builtG2026 onG2026 it remainsG3306, he will 23receiveG2983 a rewardG3408. 15IfG1487 anyone’sG5100 workG2041 is burnedG2618 upG2618, he will sufferG2210 lossG2210; but he himselfG846 will be savedG4982, yetG1161 only 24soG3779 as throughG1223 fireG4442.

16 25Do you not knowG3609 that 26you are a 27templeG3485 of GodG2316 and that the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 dwellsG3611 in you? 17IfG1487 anyoneG5100 destroysG5351 the 28templeG3485 of GodG2316, GodG2316 will destroyG5351 29thatG3778 personG3778; for the 30templeG3485 of GodG2316 is holyG40, 31and that is whatG3748 you are.

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Notes

1. 1 Corinthians 3:4 1 Cor 1:12 ↩
2. 1 Corinthians 3:4 Lit of ↩
3. 1 Corinthians 3:4 Lit of ↩
4. 1 Corinthians 3:4 1 Cor 3:3 ↩
5. 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 ↩
6. 1 Corinthians 3:5 Rom 12:6; 1 Cor 3:10 ↩
7. 1 Corinthians 3:6 1 Cor 4:15; 9:1; 15:1; 2 Cor 10:14f ↩
8. 1 Corinthians 3:6 Acts 18:24-27; 1 Cor 1:12 ↩
9. 1 Corinthians 3:6 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
10. 1 Corinthians 3:8 1 Cor 3:14; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
11. 1 Corinthians 3:8 Or wages ↩
12. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Mark 16:20; 2 Cor 6:1 ↩
13. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Or cultivated land ↩
14. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Is 61:3; Matt 15:13 ↩
15. 1 Corinthians 3:9 1 Cor 3:16; Eph 2:20-22; Col 2:7; 1 Pet 2:5 ↩
16. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Rom 12:3; 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
17. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Rom 15:20; 1 Cor 3:11f ↩
18. 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Thess 3:2 ↩
19. 1 Corinthians 3:11 Is 28:16; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:4ff ↩
20. 1 Corinthians 3:13 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
21. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Matt 10:15; 1 Cor 1:8; 2 Thess 1:7-10; 2 Tim 1:12, 18; 4:8 ↩
22. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Lit of what sort each man’s work is ↩
23. 1 Corinthians 3:14 1 Cor 3:8; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
24. 1 Corinthians 3:15 Job 23:10; Ps 66:10, 12; Jude 23 ↩
25. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Rom 6:16 ↩
26. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21f ↩
27. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Or sanctuary ↩
28. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary ↩
29. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit this ↩
30. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary ↩
31. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit who you are ↩

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