¶ And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual¹, but as unto carnal², even as unto babes³ in Christ.

I have fed⁴ you with milk, and not with meat: for⁵ hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas⁶ there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions⁷, are ye not carnal, and walk as men⁸?

⁹For 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 ministers¹⁰ by whom ye believed, even¹¹ as the Lord gave to every man?

I¹² have planted, Apollos¹³ watered; but God¹⁴ gave the increase.

¹⁵So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

Now he that planteth¹⁶ and he that watereth are one: and every¹⁷ man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

For we¹⁸ are labourers together with God: ye are God's¹⁹ husbandry²⁰, ye are God's building.

¶ According to the²¹ grace of God which is given unto me, as a²² wise masterbuilder, I have²³ laid the foundation, and another²⁴ buildeth thereon. But let every²⁵ man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

¶²⁶For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold²⁷, silver, precious²⁸ stones, wood²⁹, hay, stubble;

Every man's³⁰ work shall be made manifest: for the day³¹ shall declare it, because it shall be revealed³² by fire; and the fire³³ shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

³⁴If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

If any man's work³⁵ shall be burned, he shall³⁶ suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet³⁷ so as by fire.

¶ Know³⁸ ye not that ye are³⁹ the temple of God, and that the Spirit⁴⁰ of God dwelleth in you?

If any⁴¹ man defile⁴² the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

¶ Let no man deceive⁴³ himself. If⁴⁴ any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let⁴⁵ him become a fool, that he may be wise.

For the wisdom⁴⁶ of this world is foolishness with God. For⁴⁷ it is written, He⁴⁸ taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

¶ And again, The Lord⁴⁹ knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that⁵⁰ they are vain.

¶ Therefore let no man glory⁵¹ in men. For⁵² all things are yours;

Whether Paul⁵³, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the⁵⁴ world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

And ye⁵⁵ are Christ's; and Christ⁵⁶ is God's.