1 Eu, porém, irmãos, não vos pude falar como a espirituais, e sim como a carnais, como a crianças em Cristo. 2 Leite vos dei a beber, não vos dei alimento sólido; porque ainda não podíeis suportá-lo. Nem ainda agora podeis, porque ainda sois carnais. 3 Porquanto, havendo entre vós ciúmes e contendas, não é assim que sois carnais e andais segundo o homem? 4 Quando, pois, alguém diz: Eu sou de Paulo, e outro: Eu, de Apolo, não é evidente que andais segundo os homens? 5 Quem é Apolo? E quem é Paulo? Servos por meio de quem crestes, e isto conforme o Senhor concedeu a cada um. 6 Eu plantei, Apolo regou; mas o crescimento veio de Deus. 7 De modo que nem o que planta é alguma coisa, nem o que rega, mas Deus, que dá o crescimento. 8 Ora, o que planta e o que rega são um; e cada um receberá o seu galardão, segundo o seu próprio trabalho. 9 Porque de Deus somos cooperadores; lavoura de Deus, edifício de Deus sois vós.

10 Segundo a graça de Deus que me foi dada, lancei o fundamento como prudente construtor; e outro edifica sobre ele. Porém cada um veja como edifica. 11 Porque ninguém pode lançar outro fundamento, além do que foi posto, o qual é Jesus Cristo. 12 Contudo, se o que alguém edifica sobre o fundamento é ouro, prata, pedras preciosas, madeira, feno, palha, 13 manifesta se tornará a obra de cada um; pois o Dia a demonstrará, porque está sendo revelada pelo fogo; e qual seja a obra de cada um o próprio fogo o provará. 14 Se permanecer a obra de alguém que sobre o fundamento edificou, esse receberá galardão; 15 se a obra de alguém se queimar, sofrerá ele dano; mas esse mesmo será salvo, todavia, como que através do fogo.

16 Não sabeis que sois santuário de Deus e que o Espírito de Deus habita em vós? 17 Se alguém destruir o santuário de Deus, Deus o destruirá; porque o santuário de Deus, que sois vós, é sagrado.

18 Ninguém se engane a si mesmo: se alguém dentre vós se tem por sábio neste século, faça-se estulto para se tornar sábio. 19 Porque a sabedoria deste mundo é loucura diante de Deus; porquanto está escrito:

Ele apanha os sábios na própria astúcia deles.

20 E outra vez:

O Senhor conhece os pensamentos dos sábios, que são pensamentos vãos.

21 Portanto, ninguém se glorie nos homens; porque tudo é vosso: 22 seja Paulo, seja Apolo, seja Cefas, seja o mundo, seja a vida, seja a morte, sejam as coisas presentes, sejam as futuras, tudo é vosso, 23 e vós, de Cristo, e Cristo, de Deus.

1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it: nay, not even now are ye able; 3 for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men? 4 For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men? 5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him. 6 I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building.

10 According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 each man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.

16 Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness: 20 and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain. 21 Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours; 22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

1 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly —mere infants in Christ.

2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.

3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?

4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere human beings?

5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe —as the Lord has assigned to each his task.

6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.

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

8 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.

9 For we are co-workers in God's service; you are God's field, God's building.

10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.

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

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

13 their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's work.

14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.

15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved —even though only as one escaping through the flames.

16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst?

17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become "fools" so that you may become wise.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness" ";

20 and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile." [^2]

21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours,

22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas "or the world or life or death or the present or the future —all are yours,

23 and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.