1 Corinthians 3:10-23

English Standard Version

¹⁰^(A)According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled^[a] master builder I laid a ^(B)foundation, and ^(C)someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. ¹¹For no one can lay a ^(D)foundation other ^(E)than that which is laid, ^(F)which is Jesus Christ. ¹²Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— ¹³^(G)each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed ^(H)by fire, and ^(I)the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. ¹⁴If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, ^(J)he will receive a reward. ¹⁵If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, ^(K)but only as through fire.

¹⁶^(L)Do you not know that you^[b] are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? ¹⁷If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For ^(M)God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.

¹⁸^(N)Let no one deceive himself. ^(O)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. ¹⁹For ^(P)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ^(Q)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” ²⁰and again, ^(R)“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” ²¹So ^(S)let no one boast in men. For ^(T)all things are yours, ²²whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, ²³and ^(U)you are Christ's, and ^(V)Christ is God's.

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 3:10 Or wise
1 Corinthians 3:16 The Greek for you is plural in verses 16 and 17

1 Corinthians 3:10-23

New International Version

¹⁰By the grace God has given me,^(A) I laid a foundation^(B) as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. ¹¹For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.^(C) ¹²If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³their work will be shown for what it is,^(D) because the Day^(E) will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.^(F) ¹⁴If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.^(G) ¹⁵If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.^(H)

¹⁶Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple^(I) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?^(J) ¹⁷If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

¹⁸Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise^(K) by the standards of this age,^(L) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. ¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness^(M) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”^[a];^(N) ²⁰and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”^[b]^(O) ²¹So then, no more boasting about human leaders!^(P) All things are yours,^(Q) ²²whether Paul or Apollos^(R) or Cephas^[c]^(S) or the world or life or death or the present or the future^(T)—all are yours, ²³and you are of Christ,^(U) and Christ is of God.