Sobre las divisiones en la iglesia

Yo, hermanos, no pude dirigirme a ustedes como a espirituales, sino como a inmaduros,[a] apenas niños en Cristo. Les di leche porque no podían asimilar alimento sólido, ni pueden todavía, pues aún son inmaduros. Mientras haya entre ustedes celos y contiendas, ¿no serán inmaduros? ¿Acaso no se están comportando según criterios meramente humanos? Cuando uno afirma: «Yo sigo a Pablo», y otro: «Yo sigo a Apolos», ¿no es porque están actuando con criterios humanos?[b]

Después de todo, ¿qué es Apolos? ¿Y qué es Pablo? Nada más que servidores por medio de los cuales ustedes llegaron a creer, según lo que el Señor asignó a cada uno. Yo sembré, Apolos regó, pero Dios ha dado el crecimiento. Así que no cuenta ni el que siembra ni el que riega, sino solo Dios porque es quien hace crecer. El que siembra y el que riega están al mismo nivel, aunque cada uno será recompensado según su propio trabajo. En efecto, nosotros somos colaboradores al servicio de Dios; y ustedes son el campo de cultivo de Dios, son el edificio de Dios.

10 Según la gracia que Dios me ha dado, yo, como maestro constructor, puse el fundamento y otro construye sobre él. Pero cada uno tenga cuidado de cómo construye, 11 porque nadie puede poner un fundamento diferente del que ya está puesto, que es Jesucristo. 12 Si alguien construye sobre este fundamento ya sea con oro, plata y piedras preciosas, o con madera, heno y paja, 13 su obra se mostrará tal cual es, pues el día del juicio la dejará al descubierto. El fuego la dará a conocer y pondrá a prueba la calidad del trabajo de cada uno. 14 Si lo que alguien ha construido permanece, recibirá su recompensa, 15 pero si su obra es consumida por las llamas, él sufrirá pérdida. Será salvo, pero como quien pasa por el fuego.

16 ¿No saben que ustedes son templo de Dios y que el Espíritu de Dios habita en ustedes? 17 Si alguno destruye el templo de Dios, él mismo será destruido por Dios; porque el templo de Dios es sagrado y ustedes son ese templo.

18 Que nadie se engañe. Si alguno de ustedes se cree sabio según las normas de esta época, hágase ignorante para así llegar a ser sabio. 19 Porque a los ojos de Dios la sabiduría de este mundo es locura. Como está escrito: «Él atrapa a los sabios en su propia astucia»;[c] 20 y también dice: «El Señor conoce los pensamientos de los sabios y sabe que son vanidad».[d] 21 Por lo tanto, que nadie base su orgullo en los seres humanos. Al fin y al cabo, todo es de ustedes, 22 ya sea Pablo, o Apolos, o Cefas, o el mundo, o la vida, o la muerte, o lo presente o el porvenir; todo es de ustedes, 23 y ustedes son de Cristo, y Cristo es de Dios.

Footnotes

  1. 3:1 inmaduros. Lit. carnales; también en v. 3.
  2. 3:4 ¿no es … humanos? Lit. ¿no son ustedes hombres?
  3. 3:19 Job 5:13.
  4. 3:20 Sal 94:11.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 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. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 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.

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

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.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

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 your's;

22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;

23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.