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1 And I, brethren°, could° not speak° to you as to aspiritual° men°, but as to bmen° of flesh°, as to cinfants° in Christ°. 2 I gave° you amilk° to drink°, not solid food°; for you bwere not yet° able° [to receive it]. Indeed°, even° now° you are not yet° able°, 3 for you are still° fleshly°. For since° there is ajealousy° and strife° among° you, are you not fleshly°, and are you not walking° Iblike° mere men°? 4 For when° aone° says°, “I am° of Paul°,” and another°, “I am of Apollos°,” are you not [mere] bmen°?

[1] a1Co 2:15; 14:37; Ga 6:1 bRo 7:14; 1Co 2:14 c1Co 2:6; Ep 4:14; He 5:13
[2] aHe 5:12f; 1P 2:2 bJn 16:12
[3] ILit according to man aRo 13:13; 1Co 1:10f; 11:18 b1Co 3:4
[4] a1Co 1:12 b1Co 3:3

5 ¶ What° then° is Apollos°? And what° is Paul°? aServants° through° whom° you believed°, even° bas the Lord° gave° [opportunity] to each° one°. 6 aI planted°, bApollos° watered°, but cGod° was causing° the growth°. 7 So° then° neither° the one who plants° nor° the one who waters° is anything°, but God° who causes° the growth°. 8 Now° he who plants° and he who waters° are one°; but each° will areceive° his own° Ireward° according° to his own° labor°. 9 For we are God’s° afellow° workers°; you are God’s° Ibfield°, God’s° cbuilding°.

[5] aRo 15:16; 2Co 3:3, 6; 4:1; 5:18; 6:4; Ep 3:7; Col 1:25; 1Ti 1:12 bRo 12:6; 1Co 3:10
[6] a1Co 4:15; 9:1; 15:1; 2Co 10:14f bAc 18:24-27; 1Co 1:12 c1Co 15:10
[8] IOr wages a1Co 3:14; 4:5; 9:17; Ga 6:4
[9] IOr cultivated land aMk 16:20; 2Co 6:1 bIs 61:3; Mt 15:13 c1Co 3:16; Ep 2:20-22; Col 2:7; 1P 2:5

10 ¶ According° to athe grace° of God° which was given° to me, like° a wise° master° builder° bI laid° a foundation°, and canother° is building° on it. But each° man° must be careful° how° he builds° on it. 11 For no° man° can° lay° a afoundation° other° than° the one which is laid°, which° is Jesus° Christ°. 12 Now° if° any° man° builds° on the foundation° with gold°, silver°, Iprecious° stones°, wood°, hay°, straw°, 13 aeach° man’s° work° will become° evident°; for bthe day° will show° it because° it is [to be] revealed° with fire°, and the fire° itself° will test° Ithe quality° of each° man’s° work°. 14 If° any° man’s° work° which° he has built° on it remains°, he will areceive° a reward°. 15 If° any° man’s° work° is burned° up, he will suffer° loss°; but he himself° will be saved°, yet° aso° as through° fire°.

[10] aRo 12:3; 1Co 15:10 bRo 15:20; 1Co 3:11f c1Th 3:2
[11] aIs 28:16; Ep 2:20; 1P 2:4ff
[12] IOr costly
[13] ILit of what sort each man’s work is a1Co 4:5 bMt 10:15; 1Co 1:8; 2Th 1:7-10; 2Ti 1:12, 18; 4:8
[14] a1Co 3:8; 4:5; 9:17; Ga 6:4
[15] aJb 23:10; Ps 66:10, 12; Jde 23

16aDo you not know° that byou are a Itemple° of God° and [that] the Spirit° of God° dwells° in you? 17 If° any° man° destroys° the Itemple° of God°, God° will destroy° him, for the Itemple° of God° is holy°, and IIthat is what° you are.

[16] IOr sanctuary aRo 6:16 bRo 8:9; 1Co 6:19; 2Co 6:16; Ep 2:21f
[17] IOr sanctuary IILit who you are

18aLet no° man° deceive° himself°. bIf° any° man° among° you thinks° that he is wise° in cthis° age°, he must become° foolish°, so° that he may become° wise°. 19 For athe wisdom° of this° world° is foolishness° before° God°. For it is written°, “[He is] bTHE ONE WHO CATCHES° THE WISE° IN THEIR CRAFTINESS°”; 20 and again°, “aTHE LORD° KNOWS° THE REASONINGS° of the wise°, THAT THEY ARE USELESS°.” 21 So° then° alet no° one° boast° in men°. For ball° things° belong° to you, 22 awhether° Paul° or° Apollos° or° Cephas° or° the world° or° blife° or° death° or° things° present° or° things° to come°; all° things° belong to you, 23 and ayou belong to Christ°; and bChrist° belongs to God°.

[18] aIs 5:21 b1Co 8:2; Ga 6:3 c1Co 1:20
[19] a1Co 1:20 bJb 5:13
[20] aPs 94:11
[21] a1Co 4:6 bRo 8:32
[22] a1Co 1:12; 3:5, 6 bRo 8:38
[23] a1Co 15:23; 2Co 10:7; Ga 3:29 b1Co 11:3; 15:28


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1 ¶ Andº I,º brethren,º couldºª notº speakºª unto youº asº unto spiritual,º butº asº unto carnal,º [even] asº unto babesº inº Christ.º

[1] Mt 16:23; Ro 7:14; 1Co 2:6, 14, 15; 3:3; 14:20; Ga 6:1; Ep 4:13; 1Jn 2:12.

Milk is fit for children.

2 I have fedºª youº with milk,º andº notº with meat:º forº hitherto¹ª ye were¹ª not¹ ableºª² [to bear it],² neitherº¹ yetº nowº are ye able.ºª

[2] Jn 16:12; He 5:11, 12; 1P 2:2.

Strife and division, arguments of a fleshly mind.

3 Forº ye areºª yetº carnal:º forº whereasº [there is] amongº youº envying,º andº strife,º andº divisions,º are² ye¹ª notº carnal,º andº walkºª asº men?º 4 Forº whileº oneº saith,ºª Iºº amºª of Paul;º andº another,º Iº [am] of Apollos;º areº yeª notº carnal?º 5 Whoº thenº isºª Paul,º andº whoº [is] Apollos,º butºº ministersº byº whomº ye believed,ºª evenº asº the² Lordº gaveºª to every man?º 6 Iº have planted,ºª Apollosº watered;ºª butº Godº gave the increase.ºª

[3] Ho 6:7; Mk 7:21; 1Co 1:11; 6:1; 11:18; 2Co 12:20; Ga 5:15, 19; Ep 2:2; 4:22; Tit 3:3; Jm 3:16; 4:1; 1P 4:2.
[4] 1Co 1:12; 4:6.
[5] Mt 25:15; Lk 1:2; Jn 3:27; Ro 10:14; 12:3; 1Co 3:7, 10; 4:1; 9:17; 12:4, 28; 2Co 3:6; 4:5, 7; 6:1, 4; 11:23; 1P 4:10.
[6] Ps 62:9, 11; 92:13; 127:1; Pv 11:25; Is 55:10; 61:11; Ac 11:18; 14:27; 16:14; 18:4, 24, 26; 19:1; 21:19; Ro 15:18; 1Co 1:30; 3:9; 4:14; 9:1, 7; 15:1, 10; 2Co 3:2; 10:14; 1Th 1:5.

He that planteth, and he that watereth, is nothing.

7 So¹ then² neitherº isºª he that plantethºª any thing,º neitherº he that watereth;ºª butº Godº that giveth the increase.ºª 8 Nowº he that plantethºª andº he that waterethºª areºª one:º andº every manº shall receiveºª his ownº rewardº accordingº to his ownº labour.º

[7] Ps 115:1; Is 40:17; 41:29; Dn 4:35; Jn 15:5; 1Co 13:2; 2Co 12:9; Ga 6:3.
[8] Ps 62:12; Dn 12:3; Mt 5:11; 10:41; 16:27; Jn 4:36; Ro 2:6; 1Co 3:9; 4:5, 6; 9:17; 15:58; Ga 6:7; He 6:10; 1P 5:4; 2Jn 1:8; Rv 2:23; 22:12.

The ministers are God's fellowworkmen.

9 Forº we areºª labourers together¹ with² God:º ye areºª God'sº husbandry,º [ye are] God'sº building.º 10 Accordingº to the² graceº of Godº which¹ is givenºª unto me,º asº a wiseº masterbuilder,º I have laidºª the foundation,º andº anotherº buildeth¹ª thereon.² Butº let¹ª every manº take heedºª howº he buildeth¹ª thereupon.²

[9] Ps 65:9; 72:16; 80:8; 118:22; Is 5:1; 27:2; 28:24; 32:20; 61:3, 5, 11; Jr 2:21; Am 9:11; Zc 6:12; Mt 9:37; 13:3, 18, 36; 16:18; 20:1; 21:23; Mk 4:26; 16:20; Jn 4:35; 15:1; Ac 4:11; 1Co 3:6, 16; 6:19; 2Co 6:1, 16; Ep 2:10, 20; Col 2:7; 1Ti 3:15; He 3:3, 6; 1P 2:5; 3Jn 1:8.
[10] 1K 3:9; 2Ch 2:12; Ec 12:9; Dn 12:3; Zc 4:9; Mt 7:24; 24:45; Lk 11:35; 21:8; Ac 18:27; Ro 1:5; 12:3; 15:15, 20; 1Co 3:5, 6, 11; 9:2; 15:10, 11; 2Co 10:15; 11:13; Ep 2:20; 3:2; Col 1:29; 4:17; 1Ti 1:11; 4:16; 2Ti 2:15; Jm 3:1; 1P 4:11; 2P 2:1; Rv 21:14, 19.

Christ the only foundation.

11 Forº otherº foundationº canºª no manº layºª thanº that is laid,ºª whichº isºª Jesusº Christ.º 12 Nowº if any manº buildºª uponº thisº foundationº gold,º silver,º preciousº stones,º wood,º hay,º stubble;º 13 Every man'sº workº shall be madeºª manifest:º forº the² dayº shall declareºª it, becauseº it shall be revealedºª byº fire;º andº the² fireº shall tryºª every man'sº workº of what sortº it is.ºª 14 If any man'sº workº abideºªª whichº he hath built¹ª thereupon,² he shall receiveºª a reward.º 15 If any man'sº workº shall be burned,ºª he shall suffer loss:ºª butº he² himself¹ shall be saved;ºª yetº soº asº byº fire.º

[11] Is 28:16; Mt 16:18; Ac 4:11; 2Co 11:2; Ga 1:7; Ep 2:20; 2Ti 2:19; 1P 2:6.
[12] Ps 19:10; 119:72; Pv 8:10; 16:16; 30:6; Is 54:11; 60:17; Jr 23:28; Mt 15:6; Ac 20:30; Ro 16:17; 2Co 2:17; 4:2; Col 2:8, 18; 1Ti 4:1, 6, 7; 6:3; 2Ti 2:16, 20; 3:7, 13; 4:3; Tit 1:9; 3:9; He 13:9; 1P 1:7; Rv 2:14; 3:18; 21:18.
[13] Is 8:20; 28:17; Jr 23:29; Ezk 13:10; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:17; Lk 2:35; Ro 2:5, 16; 1Co 1:8; 3:14; 4:5; 2Th 1:7; 2Ti 1:18; 3:9; 1P 1:7; 4:12; 2P 3:10; Rv 20:12.
[14] Dn 12:3; Mt 24:45; 25:21; 1Co 3:8; 4:5; 1Th 2:19; 2Ti 4:7; 1P 5:1, 4; Rv 2:8.
[15] Am 4:11; Zc 3:2; Ac 27:21, 44; 1Co 3:12; 1P 4:18; 2Jn 1:8; Jde 1:23; Rv 3:18.

Men the temples of God,

16 Know² ye¹ª notº thatº ye areºª the templeº of God,º andº [that] the² Spiritº of Godº dwellethºª inº you?º

[16] Ezk 36:27; Jn 14:17; Ro 6:3; 8:11; 1Co 5:6; 6:2, 9, 16, 19; 9:13, 24; 2Co 6:16; Ep 2:21; 2Ti 1:14; He 3:6; Jm 4:4; 1P 2:5; 1Jn 4:12, 15.

which must be kept holy.

17 If any manº defileºª the² templeº of God,º himº shall¹ª Godº destroy;ºª forº the² templeº of Godº isºª holy,º whichº [temple] yeº are.ºª 18 Let¹ª no manº deceiveºª himself.º If any manº amongº youº seemethºª to beºª wiseº inº thisº world,º let him becomeºª a fool,º thatº he may beºª wise.º

[17] Gn 28:17; Ex 3:5; Lv 15:31; 20:3; Nu 19:20; 1Ch 29:3; Ps 74:3; 79:1; 93:5; 99:9; Is 64:11; Ezk 5:11; 7:22; 23:38; 43:12; Zp 3:4; 1Co 6:18.
[18] Pv 3:5, 7; 5:7; 26:12; Is 5:21; 44:20; Jr 8:8; 37:9; Mt 18:4; Mk 10:15; Lk 18:17; 21:8; Ro 11:25; 12:16; 1Co 1:18; 4:10; 6:9; 8:1; 15:33; Ga 6:3, 7; Ep 5:6; 2Ti 3:13; Tit 3:3; Jm 1:22, 26; 1Jn 1:8.

The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.

19 Forº the² wisdomº of thisº worldº isºª foolishnessº withº God.º Forº it is written,ºª He takethºª the² wiseº inº their own¹² craftiness.º 20 Andº again,º The Lordº knowethºª the² thoughtsº of the² wise,º thatº they areºª vain.º 21 Thereforeº let¹ª no manº gloryºª inº men.º Forº all thingsº areºª yours;º 22 Whetherº Paul,º orº Apollos,º orº Cephas,º orº the world,º orº life,º orº death,º orº things present,ºª orº things to come;ºª allº areºª yours;º 23 Andº yeº are Christ's;º andº Christº [is] God's.º

[19] Ex 1:10; 18:11; 2S 15:31; 16:23; 17:14, 23; Es 7:10; Jb 5:13; Ps 7:14; 9:15; 141:10; Is 19:11; 29:14; 44:25; Ro 1:21; 1Co 1:19; 2:6.
[20] Jb 11:11; Ps 2:1; 94:11; Ro 1:21; Col 2:8.
[21] Jr 9:23; Ro 4:13; 8:28, 32; 1Co 1:12; 3:4; 4:6; 2Co 4:5, 15; Rv 21:7.
[22] Ro 8:37; 1Co 3:5; 9:19; 2Co 4:5; Ep 4:11; Php 1:21.
[23] Mt 17:5; Jn 17:9, 18, 21; Ro 14:8; 1Co 6:19; 7:22; 8:6; 11:3; 15:23; 2Co 10:7; Ga 3:29; 5:24; Ep 1:10; Php 2:8.


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