THE FIRST EPISTLE of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. Chapter 3

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CHAP. III.

2 Milke is fit for children. 3 Strife and diuision, arguments of a fleshly minde. 7 Hee that planteth, and hee that watereth, is nothing. 9 The ministers are Gods fellowe workemen. 11 Christ the only foundation. 16 Men the temples of God, which 17 must bee kept holy. 19 The wisedome of this world is foolishnesse with God.

¹And I, brethren, could not speake vnto you as vnto spirituall, but as vnto carnall, euen as vnto babes in Christ.

²I haue fed you with milke, and not with meate: for hitherto yee were not able to beare it, neither yet now are ye able.

³For ye are yet carnall: for whereas there is among you enuying, and strife, and diuisions, are ye not carnall, and walke as men?³

⁴For while one saieth, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollo, are ye not carnall?

⁵Who then is Paul? and who is Apollo? but ministers by whom ye beleeued, euen as the Lord gaue to euery man.

⁶I haue planted, Apollo watered: but God gaue the encrease.

⁷So then, neither is he that planteth any thing, neither hee that watereth: but God that giueth the increase.

⁸Now hee that planteth, and hee that watereth, are one: and euery man shal receiue his own reward according to his owne labour.⁸

⁹For wee are labourers together with God, ye are Gods husbandry, yee are Gods building.⁹

¹⁰According to the grace of God which is giuen vnto mee, as a wise master builder I haue laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let euery man take heede how hee buildeth thereupon.

¹¹For other foundation can no man lay, then that is laide, which is Iesus Christ.

¹²Now if any man build vpon this foundation, gold, siluer, preciousstones, wood, hay, stubble:

¹³Euery mans worke shall be made manifest. For the day shall declare it, because it shall bee reuealed by fire, and the fire shall trie euery mans worke of what sort it is.¹³

¹⁴If any mans worke abide which he hath built thereupon, he shal receiue a reward.

¹⁵If any mans worke shall bee burnt, he shall suffer losse: but he himselfe shall be saued: yet so, as by fire.

¹⁶Knowe yee not that yee are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?¹⁶

¹⁷If any man defile the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are.¹⁷

¹⁸Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seemeth to bee wise in this world, let him become a foole, that he may be wise.

¹⁹For the wisedome of this world is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, Hee taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse.¹⁹

²⁰And againe, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vaine.²⁰

²¹Therefore let no man glory in men, for all things are yours.

²²Whether Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come, all are yours.

²³And yee are Christs, and Christ is Gods.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for 1 Corinthians Chapter 3

³ Or, factions , Gr. according to man.
⁸ Psal.63.13 gal.6.5.
⁹ Or, tillage.
¹³ Gr. is reuealed.
¹⁶ 1.Cor. 6. 19.
¹⁷ Or, destroy.
¹⁹ Iob.5.13.
²⁰ Psal.94. 11.

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