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1 Corinthians 3

1And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.

και εγω, αδελφοι, ουκ ηδυνηθην υμιν λαλησαι ως πνευματικοις, αλλ ως σαρκικοις, ως νηπιοις εν χριστω.

2I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;

γαλα υμας εποτισα και ου βρωμα· ουπω γαρ ηδυνασθε. αλλ ουτε ετι νυν δυνασθε·

3for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?

ετι γαρ σαρκικοι εστε. οπου γαρ εν υμιν ζηλος και ερις και διχοστασιαι, ουχι σαρκικοι εστε και κατα ανθρωπον περιπατειτε;

4For when one says, 'I am of Paul,' and another, 'I am of Apollos,' are you not carnal?

οταν γαρ λεγη τις, εγω μεν ειμι παυλου, ετερος δε εγω απολλω, ουχι σαρκικοι εστε;

5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?

τις ουν εστιν παυλος, τις δε απολλως αλλ η διακονοι δι ων επιστευσατε, και εκαστω ως ο κυριος εδωκεν;

6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.

εγω εφυτευσα, απολλως εποτισεν, αλλ ο θεος ηυξανεν·

7So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

ωστε ουτε ο φυτευων εστιν τι ουτε ο ποτιζων, αλλ ο αυξανων θεος.

8Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

ο φυτευων δε και ο ποτιζων εν εισιν· εκαστος δε τον ιδιον μισθον ληψεται κατα τον ιδιον κοπον.

9For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, you are God's building.

θεου γαρ εσμεν συνεργοι· θεου γεωργιον, θεου οικοδομη εστε.

10According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.

κατα την χαριν του θεου την δοθεισαν μοι ως σοφος αρχιτεκτων θεμελιον τεθεικα, αλλος δε εποικοδομει· εκαστος δε βλεπετω πως εποικοδομει·

11For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

θεμελιον γαρ αλλον ουδεις δυναται θειναι παρα τον κειμενον, ος εστιν ιησους χριστος.

12Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

ει δε τις εποικοδομει επι τον θεμελιον τουτον χρυσον, αργυρον, λιθους τιμιους, ξυλα, χορτον, καλαμην,

13each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is.

εκαστου το εργον φανερον γενησεται· η γαρ ημερα δηλωσει· οτι εν πυρι αποκαλυπτεται· και εκαστου το εργον οποιον εστιν το πυρ δοκιμασει.

14If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.

ει τινος το εργον μενει ο επωκοδομησεν, μισθον ληψεται·

15If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

ει τινος το εργον κατακαησεται, ζημιωθησεται, αυτος δε σωθησεται, ουτως δε ως δια πυρος.

16Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

ουκ οιδατε οτι ναος θεου εστε και το πνευμα του θεου οικει εν υμιν;

17If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

ει τις τον ναον του θεου φθειρει, φθερει τουτον ο θεος· ο γαρ ναος του θεου αγιος εστιν, οιτινες εστε υμεις.

18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

μηδεις εαυτον εξαπατατω· ει τις δοκει σοφος ειναι εν υμιν εν τω αιωνι τουτω, μωρος γενεσθω, ινα γενηται σοφος.

19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, 'He catches the wise in their own craftiness';

η γαρ σοφια του κοσμου τουτου μωρια παρα τω θεω εστιν. γεγραπται γαρ· ο δρασσομενος τους σοφους εν τη πανουργια αυτων·

20and again, 'The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.'

και παλιν· κυριος γινωσκει τους διαλογισμους των σοφων, οτι εισιν ματαιοι.

21Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours:

ωστε μηδεις καυχασθω εν ανθρωποις· παντα γαρ υμων εστιν,

22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come—all are yours.

ειτε παυλος ειτε απολλως ειτε κηφας ειτε κοσμος ειτε ζωη ειτε θανατος ειτε ενεστωτα ειτε μελλοντα, παντα υμων εστιν,

23And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

υμεις δε χριστου, χριστος δε θεου.

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