1 Corinthians 3

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.	1 Brothers, I could not talk to you as spiritual people, but as fleshly people, as infants in Christ.
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.	2 I fed you milk, not solid food, because you were unable to take it. Indeed, you are still not able, even now,
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?	3 for you are still of the flesh. While there is jealousy and rivalry among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving in an ordinary human way?
4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?	4 Whenever someone says, "I belong to Paul," and another, "I belong to Apollos," are you not merely human?
5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?	5 What is Apollos, after all, and what is Paul? Ministers through whom you became believers, just as the Lord assigned each one.
6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.	6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth.
7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.	7 Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who causes the growth.
8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.	8 The one who plants and the one who waters are equal, and each will receive wages in proportion to his labor.
9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.	9 For we are God's co-workers; you are God's field, God's building.
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.	10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he builds upon it,
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.	11 for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;	12 If anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
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.	13 the work of each will come to light, for the Day will disclose it. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire (itself) will test the quality of each one's work.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.	14 If the work stands that someone built upon the foundation, that person will receive a wage.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.	15 But if someone's work is burned up, that one will suffer loss; the person will be saved, but only as through fire.
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?	16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.	17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.
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.	18 Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool so as to become wise.
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.	19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God, for it is written: "He catches the wise in their own ruses,"
20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.	20 and again: "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."
21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;	21 So let no one boast about human beings, for everything belongs to you,
22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;	22 Paul or Apollos or Kephas, or the world or life or death, or the present or the future: all belong to you,
23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.	23 and you to Christ, and Christ to God.