1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2 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.

3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. 10 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. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 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. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, 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 by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

18 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. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21 Therefore let no man 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 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.