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2 And *I*, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

² For I did not judge [it well] to know anything among you save Jesus Christ, and *him* crucified.

³ And *I* was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling;

⁴ and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of [the] Spirit and of power;

⁵ that your faith might not stand in men's wisdom, but in God's power.

⁶ But we speak wisdom among the perfect; but wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who come to nought.

⁷ But we speak God's wisdom in [a] mystery, that hidden [wisdom] which God had predetermined before the ages for our glory:

⁸ which none of the princes of this age knew, (for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;)

⁹ but according as it is written, Things which eye has not seen, and ear not heard, and which have not come into man's heart, which God has prepared for them that love him,

¹⁰ but God has revealed to us by [his] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

¹¹ For who of men hath known the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? thus also the things of God knows no one except the Spirit of God.

¹² But *we* have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which [is] of God, that we may know the things which have been freely given to us of God:

¹³ which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, communicating spiritual [things] by spiritual [means].

¹⁴ But [the] natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know [them] because they are spiritually discerned;

¹⁵ but the spiritual discerns all things, and *he* is discerned of no one.

¹⁶ For who has known the mind of [the] Lord, who shall instruct him? But *we* have the mind of Christ.

3 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.