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[1]AND I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ.
[2]I gave you milk to drink, not meat; for you were not able as yet. But neither indeed are you now able; for you are yet carnal.
[3]For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal, and walk according to man ?
[4]For while one saith, I indeed am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollo; are you not men ? What then is Apollo, and what is Paul?
[5]The ministers of him whom you have believed; and to every one as the Lord hath given.
[6]I have planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the increase.
[7]Therefore, neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
[8]Now he that planteth, and he that watereth, are one. And every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour.
[9]For we are God's coadjutors: you are God's husbandry; you are God's building.
[10]According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
[11]For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid; which is Christ Jesus.
[12]Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble:
[13]Every man's work shall be manifest; for the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.
[14]If any man's work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
[15]If any man's work burn, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.
[16]Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ?
[17]But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are.
[18]Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
[19]For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.
[20]And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
[21]Let no man therefore glory in men.
[22]For all things are yours, whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to some; for all are yours;
[23]And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
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