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1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
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2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
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3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
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4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
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5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
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6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
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7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
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8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
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9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
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10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
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11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
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12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
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13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
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14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
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15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
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16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
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17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
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18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
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21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
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22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
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23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
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- 1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.
- 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able,
- 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?
- 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere men?
- 5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one.
- 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God 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 receive his own reward according to his own labor.
- 9 For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
- 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.
- 11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
- 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
- 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work.
- 14 If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward.
- 15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
- 16 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
- 17 If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.
- 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.
- 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is THE ONE WHO CATCHES THE WISE IN THEIR CRAFTINESS”;
- 20 and again, “THE LORD KNOWS THE REASONINGS of the wise, THAT THEY ARE USELESS.”
- 21 So then let no one boast in men. For all things belong to you,
- 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you,
- 23 and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.
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