1 Corinthians 3:10-23

English Standard Version

^10 (A)According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled^[a] master builder I laid a ^(B)foundation, and ^(C)someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. ¹¹ For no one can lay a ^(D)foundation other ^(E)than that which is laid, ^(F)which is Jesus Christ. ¹² Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— ^13 (G)each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed ^(H)by fire, and ^(I)the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. ¹⁴ If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, ^(J)he will receive a reward. ¹⁵ If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, ^(K)but only as through fire.

^16 (L)Do you not know that you^[b] are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? ¹⁷ If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For ^(M)God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.

^18 (N)Let no one deceive himself. ^(O)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. ¹⁹ For ^(P)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ^(Q)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” ²⁰ and again, ^(R)“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” ²¹ So ^(S)let no one boast in men. For ^(T)all things are yours, ²² whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, ²³ and ^(U)you are Christ's, and ^(V)Christ is God's.