1 Corinthians 3
English Standard Version
Divisions in the Church
3 But I, brothers,[a] could not address you as (A)spiritual people, but as (B)people of the flesh, as (C)infants in Christ. 2 (D)I fed you with milk, not solid food, for (E)you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, 3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is (F)jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? 4 For (G)when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” (H)are you not being merely human?
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? (I)Servants through whom you believed, (J)as the Lord assigned to each. 6 (K)I planted, (L)Apollos watered, (M)but God gave the growth. 7 So (N)neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each (O)will receive his wages according to his labor. 9 For we are (P)God's fellow workers. You are God's field, (Q)God's building.
10 (R)According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled[b] master builder I laid a (S)foundation, and (T)someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. 11 For no one can lay a (U)foundation other (V)than that which is laid, (W)which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— 13 (X)each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed (Y)by fire, and (Z)the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. 14 If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, (AA)he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, (AB)but only as through fire.
16 (AC)Do you not know that you[c] are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For (AD)God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.
18 (AE)Let no one deceive himself. (AF)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For (AG)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, (AH)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” 20 and again, (AI)“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” 21 So (AJ)let no one boast in men. For (AK)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 (AL)you are Christ's, and (AM)Christ is God's.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 3:1 Or brothers and sisters
- 1 Corinthians 3:10 Or wise
- 1 Corinthians 3:16 The Greek for you is plural in verses 16 and 17
1 Corinthians 3
New International Version
The Church and Its Leaders
3 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit(A) but as people who are still worldly(B)—mere infants(C) in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food,(D) for you were not yet ready for it.(E) Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling(F) 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,”(G) are you not mere human beings?
5 What, after all, is Apollos?(H) And what is Paul? Only servants,(I) through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed,(J) 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.(K) 9 For we are co-workers in God’s service;(L) you are God’s field,(M) God’s building.(N)
10 By the grace God has given me,(O) I laid a foundation(P) 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.(Q) 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,(R) because the Day(S) will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.(T) 14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.(U) 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.(V)
16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple(W) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?(X) 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(Y) by the standards of this age,(Z) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(AA) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(AB) 20 and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”[b](AC) 21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders!(AD) All things are yours,(AE) 22 whether Paul or Apollos(AF) or Cephas[c](AG) or the world or life or death or the present or the future(AH)—all are yours, 23 and you are of Christ,(AI) and Christ is of God.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
- 1 Corinthians 3:20 Psalm 94:11
- 1 Corinthians 3:22 That is, Peter
1 Corintios 3
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Divisiones entre los creyentes
3 Hermanos, antes no les podía hablar como a gente espiritual, sino como a los que todavía no han crecido espiritualmente, es decir, como a bebés en Cristo. 2 Las enseñanzas que les di fueron como leche porque todavía no podían comer nada sólido. Y aun no están listos para comerlo, 3 pues todavía no siguen al Espíritu. Aun hay envidias y peleas entre ustedes, ¿no demuestra eso que todavía no han crecido espiritualmente y que actúan como cualquier otro del mundo? 4 Cuando uno de ustedes dice: «Yo sigo a Pablo» y otro dice: «Yo sigo a Apolos», actúan como la gente del mundo.
5 ¿Es Apolos el más importante? ¿Es Pablo el más importante? Sólo somos siervos de Dios que los hemos ayudado a ustedes para que tengan fe. Cada uno de nosotros hizo el trabajo que el Señor le dio. 6 Yo sembré la semilla y Apolos la regó, pero Dios la hizo crecer. 7 Entonces, el importante no es el que siembra la semilla ni el que la riega, sino Dios que la hace crecer. 8 El que siembra y el que riega tienen el mismo propósito. Cada uno recibirá una recompensa según los resultados del trabajo que haga. 9 Nosotros somos compañeros de trabajo al servicio de Dios y ustedes son como la tierra que Dios cultiva.
Ustedes son como una casa que le pertenece a Dios. 10 Yo senté las bases de esa casa como un hábil constructor, gracias al don que Dios me dio, pero hay otros que construyen sobre esa base. Cada uno debe tener cuidado de cómo construye. 11 La base de todo ya está construida y nadie puede construir otra porque esa base es Jesucristo. 12 Algunos construyen sobre esa base con oro, plata, piedras preciosas, madera, cañas o paja. 13 Pero en ese día, el trabajo de cada uno se dará a conocer como realmente es. Ese día habrá fuego para poner a prueba su trabajo y para demostrar la calidad de lo que cada cual ha hecho. 14 Si lo que alguien construyó resiste el fuego, ese constructor recibirá su recompensa. 15 Si su construcción se quema, sufrirá pérdidas; él se salvará, pero como alguien que escapa de un fuego.
16 Ustedes deberían saber que son el templo de Dios y el Espíritu de Dios vive en ustedes. 17 Aquel que destruya el templo de Dios, será destruido por Dios. El templo de Dios es santo[a], por eso ustedes también son santos.
18 No se engañen a ustedes mismos. Si alguno se cree sabio según la sabiduría de este mundo, primero hágase ignorante para ser verdaderamente sabio. 19 (A)Porque la sabiduría de este mundo es una tontería para Dios. Así está escrito:
«Dios atrapa a los sabios
en la propia ingeniosidad de ellos».[b]
20 (B)Y además:
«El Señor sabe que los pensamientos de los sabios
no valen nada».[c]
21 Por eso nadie debe alabarse por seguir a un ser humano, pues todo es de ustedes: 22 Pablo, Apolos, Pedro, el mundo, la vida, la muerte, lo presente o lo futuro. Todo les pertenece a ustedes, 23 ustedes pertenecen a Cristo, y él pertenece a Dios.
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