1 And *I*, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ.2 I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able;3 for ye are yet carnal. For whereas {there are} among you emulation and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man?4 For when one says, *I* am of Paul, and another, *I* of Apollos, are ye not men?5 Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each.6 *I* have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase.7 So that neither the planter is anything, nor the waterer; but God the giver of the increase.8 But the planter and the waterer are one; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.9 For we are God's fellow-workmen; ye are God's husbandry, God's building.10 According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.11 For other foundation can no man lay besides that which {is} laid, which is Jesus Christ.12 Now if any one build upon {this} foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,13 the work of each shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare {it}, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire shall try the work of each what it is.14 If the work of any one which he has built upon {the foundation} shall abide, he shall receive a reward.15 If the work of any one shall be consumed, he shall suffer loss, but *he* shall be saved, but so as through {the} fire.16 Do ye not know that ye are {the} temple of God, and {that} the Spirit of God dwells in you?17 If any one corrupt the temple of God, *him* shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are *ye*.18 Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.20 And again, {The} Lord knows the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.21 So that let no one boast 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 coming, all are yours;23 and *ye* {are} Christ's, and Christ {is} God's.

1 En ek, broeders, kon met julle nie spreek soos met geestelike mense nie, maar soos met vleeslike, soos met klein kinders in Christus.2 Ek het julle met melk gevoed, nie met vaste spys nie, want julle was nog nie daartoe in staat nie, en julle is nou nog nie daartoe in staat nie,3 omdat julle nog vleeslik is; want aangesien daar onder julle jaloersheid en twis en tweedrag is, is julle nie vleeslik nie en wandel julle nie na die mens nie?4 Want as die een sê: Ek is van Paulus; en die ander: Ek van Apollos -- is julle nie vleeslik nie?5 Wie is Paulus dan, en wie Apollos anders as dienaars deur wie julle gelowig geword het? En dit soos die Here aan elkeen gegee het.6 Ek het geplant, Apollos het natgemaak, maar God het laat groei.7 So is dan hy wat plant of hy wat natmaak, niks nie, maar God wat laat groei.8 Maar hy wat plant en hy wat natmaak, is een, maar elkeen sal sy eie loon volgens sy eie arbeid ontvang.9 Want ons is medewerkers van God; die akker van God, die gebou van God is julle.10 Volgens die genade van God wat aan my gegee is, het ek soos 'n bekwame boumeester die fondament gelê, en 'n ander bou daarop; maar elkeen moet oppas hoe hy daarop bou.11 Want niemand kan 'n ander fondament lê as wat daar gelê is nie, dit is Jesus Christus.12 En as iemand op die fondament bou goud, silwer, kosbare stene, hout, hooi, stoppels --13 elkeen se werk sal aan die lig kom, want die dag sal dit aanwys, omdat dit deur vuur openbaar gemaak word; en die vuur sal elkeen se werk op die proef stel, hoedanig dit is.14 As iemand se werk bly staan wat hy daarop gebou het, sal hy loon ontvang;15 as iemand se werk verbrand word, sal hy skade ly; alhoewel hy self gered sal word, maar soos deur vuur heen.16 Weet julle nie dat julle 'n tempel van God is en die Gees van God in julle woon nie?17 As iemand die tempel van God skend, sal God hom skend; want die tempel van God is heilig, en dit is julle.18 Laat niemand homself mislei nie: as iemand meen dat hy wys is onder julle in hierdie wêreld, laat hom dwaas word, sodat hy wys kan word;19 want die wysheid van hierdie wêreld is dwaasheid by God; want daar is geskrywe: Hy wat die wyse mense in hulle listigheid vang;20 en verder: Die Here ken die gedagtes van die wyse mense, dat dit nietig is.21 Laat niemand dan op mense roem nie, want alles behoort aan julle;22 of dit Paulus is of Apollos of C,fas of die wêreld of lewe of dood of teenswoordige of toekomstige dinge -- alles behoort aan julle;23 maar julle behoort aan Christus, en Christus aan God.