Berean Study Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ. | 1Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ. |
2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready, | 2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready, |
3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? | 3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? |
4For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men? | 4For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men? |
5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role. | 5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role. |
6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. | 6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. |
7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. | 7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. |
8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. | 8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. |
9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. | 9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. |
10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. | 10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. |
11For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. | 11For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. |
12If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, | 12If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, |
13his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. | 13his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. |
14If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. | 14If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. |
15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. | 15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. |
16Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? | 16Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? |
17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. | 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. |
18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. | 18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. |
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” | 19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” |
20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” | 20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” |
21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours, | 21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours, |
22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you, | 22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you, |
23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. | 23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. |
|