1 Corinthians 3

Κἀγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην λαλῆσαι ὑμῖν ὡς πνευματικοῖς ἀλλʼ ὡς σαρκίνοις, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ.

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

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

γάλα ὑμᾶς ἐπότισα, οὐ βρῶμα, οὔπω γὰρ ἐδύνασθε. ἀλλʼ οὐδὲ ἔτι νῦν δύνασθε,

I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,

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.

ἔτι γὰρ σαρκικοί ἐστε. ὅπου γὰρ ἐν ὑμῖν ζῆλος καὶ ἔρις, οὐχὶ σαρκικοί ἐστε καὶ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖτε;

for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?

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

ὅταν γὰρ λέγῃ τις· Ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου, ἕτερος δέ· Ἐγὼ Ἀπολλῶ, οὐκ ἄνθρωποί ἐστε;

For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

Τί οὖν ἐστιν Ἀπολλῶς; τί δέ ἐστιν Παῦλος; διάκονοι διʼ ὧν ἐπιστεύσατε, καὶ ἑκάστῳ ὡς ὁ κύριος ἔδωκεν.

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

ἐγὼ ἐφύτευσα, Ἀπολλῶς ἐπότισεν, ἀλλὰ ὁ θεὸς ηὔξανεν·

I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

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

ὥστε οὔτε ὁ φυτεύων ἐστίν τι οὔτε ὁ ποτίζων, ἀλλʼ ὁ αὐξάνων θεός.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

ὁ φυτεύων δὲ καὶ ὁ ποτίζων ἕν εἰσιν, ἕκαστος δὲ τὸν ἴδιον μισθὸν λήμψεται κατὰ τὸν ἴδιον κόπον,

He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

θεοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν συνεργοί· θεοῦ γεώργιον, θεοῦ οἰκοδομή ἐστε.

For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

Κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι ὡς σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων θεμέλιον ἔθηκα, ἄλλος δὲ ἐποικοδομεῖ. ἕκαστος δὲ βλεπέτω πῶς ἐποικοδομεῖ·

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

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.

θεμέλιον γὰρ ἄλλον οὐδεὶς δύναται θεῖναι παρὰ τὸν κείμενον, ὅς ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός·

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

εἰ δέ τις ἐποικοδομεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεμέλιον χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους τιμίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάμην,

If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον φανερὸν γενήσεται, ἡ γὰρ ἡμέρα δηλώσει· ὅτι ἐν πυρὶ ἀποκαλύπτεται, καὶ ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ πῦρ αὐτὸ δοκιμάσει.

his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

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.

εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον μενεῖ ὃ ἐποικοδόμησεν, μισθὸν λήμψεται·

If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον κατακαήσεται, ζημιωθήσεται, αὐτὸς δὲ σωθήσεται, οὕτως δὲ ὡς διὰ πυρός.

If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ναὸς θεοῦ ἐστε καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν;

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ θεός· ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε ὑμεῖς.

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Μηδεὶς ἑαυτὸν ἐξαπατάτω· εἴ τις δοκεῖ σοφὸς εἶναι ἐν ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ, μωρὸς γενέσθω, ἵνα γένηται σοφός,

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

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.

ἡ γὰρ σοφία τοῦ κόσμου τούτου μωρία παρὰ τῷ θεῷ ἐστιν· γέγραπται γάρ· Ὁ δρασσόμενος τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν·

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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

καὶ πάλιν· Κύριος γινώσκει τοὺς διαλογισμοὺς τῶν σοφῶν ὅτι εἰσὶν μάταιοι.

And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

ὥστε μηδεὶς καυχάσθω ἐν ἀνθρώποις· πάντα γὰρ ὑμῶν ἐστιν,

Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

εἴτε Παῦλος εἴτε Ἀπολλῶς εἴτε Κηφᾶς εἴτε κόσμος εἴτε ζωὴ εἴτε θάνατος εἴτε ἐνεστῶτα εἴτε μέλλοντα, πάντα ὑμῶν,

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,

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

ὑμεῖς δὲ Χριστοῦ, Χριστὸς δὲ θεοῦ.

and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.