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[1] And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, even as to 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 hath given 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 labor.
[9] For we are laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
[10] According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth upon it. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon it.
[11] For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
[12] Now if any man buildeth upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
[13] Every man's work will be made manifest: for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will try every man's work, of what sort it is.
[14] If any man's work abideth which he hath built upon it, he shall receive a reward.
[15] If any man's work shall be burned, he will 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 defileth the temple of God, him will 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.
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