1And I could not speak unto you, brethren, as unto spiritual men, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2I gave you milk to drink, and not meat: for ye were not yet able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4For when one saith, I am Paul’s, and another, I am Apollos’s, are ye not carnal?
5Who is Paul then? and who is Apollos, but the ministers by whom ye believed, and as the Lord gave to every man?
6I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
7So then, neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase.
8And he that planteth, and he that watereth, are one, and every man shall receive his wages, according to his labor.
9For we together are God’s laborers: ye are God’s husbandry, and God’s building.
10According to the grace of God given to me, as a skillful master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon: but let every man take heed how he buildeth upon it.
11For other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12And if any man build on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, timber, hay, or stubble,
13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by the fire: and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
14If any man’s work, that he hath built upon, abide, he shall receive wages.
15If any man’s work burn, he shall lose, but he shall be saved himself: nevertheless yet as it were by the fire.
16Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17If any man destroy the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which ye are.
18Let no man deceive himself: If any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their own craftiness.
20And again, The Lord knoweth that the thoughts of the wise be vain.
21Therefore let no man rejoice in men: for all things are yours.
22Whether it be Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, whether they be things present, or things to come, even all are yours,
23And ye Christ’s, and Christ God’s.