1 Corinthians 3:11-23

New International Version

¹¹ For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.^{(A) 12} If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³ their work will be shown for what it is,^(B) because the Day^(C) will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.^{(D) 14} If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.^{(E) 15} If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.^(F)

¹⁶ Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple^(G) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?^{(H) 17} If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

¹⁸ Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise^(I) by the standards of this age,^(J) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness^(K) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”^[a];^{(L) 20} and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”^{[b](M) 21} So then, no more boasting about human leaders!^(N) All things are yours,^{(O) 22} whether Paul or Apollos^(P) or Cephas^[c](Q) or the world or life or death or the present or the future^(R)—all are yours, ²³ and you are of Christ,^(S) and Christ is of God.