1 ¶ And I, brothers, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

2 I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food, for until now ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

3 F or ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk as men?

4 F or while one says, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal?

5 ¶ Who then is Paul? and who is Apollos? but servants by whom ye believed, each one according to that which the Lord gave.

6 I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.

7 S o then neither is he that plants anything, neither he that waters, but God that gives the increase.

8 N ow he that plants and he that waters are one although each one shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9 F or we are labourers together with God; ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

10 A ccording to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds upon it. But let each one see how the building is built.

11 ¶ For no one can lay another foundation than that laid, which is Jesus the Christ.

12 N ow if anyone builds upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,

13 t he work of each one shall be made manifest, for the day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by fire; the work of each one, whatever sort it is, the fire shall put it to test.

14 I f the work of anyone abides which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15 I f anyone’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss, but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.

16 ¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

17 I f anyone defiles the temple of God, God shall destroy that one; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

18 ¶ Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you seems to be wise in this age, let them become a fool that they may be wise.

19 F or the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness.

20 A nd again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21 ¶ Therefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

22 w hether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come, all are yours;

23 a nd ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.