God’s Fellow Workers
(Hebrews 5:11–14)

1And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you⁺ as to spiritual but as to fleshly—as to infants in Christ. 2I gave you⁺ milk to drink, not food, for you⁺ were not yet able. But now you⁺ are still not able, 3for you⁺ are still fleshly. For where jealousy and strife† are among you⁺, are you⁺ not fleshly and walking according to man? 4For when one may say, “I am indeed of Paul,” and another, “I of Apollos,” are you⁺ not men?†

5Who then is Apollos? And who is Paul?† Servants through whom you⁺ believed, even as the Lord gave to each. 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth. 7So neither the one planting nor the one watering is anything, but only God, the One giving growth. 8Now the one planting and the one watering are one,† and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9For we are God’s fellow workers; you⁺ are God’s field, God’s building.

Christ Our Foundation
(Isaiah 28:14–22; Ephesians 2:19–22; 1 Peter 2:1–8)

10According to the grace of God having been given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, but another is building upon it. But let each one take heed how he builds upon it. 11For no one is able to lay another foundation besides the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12Now if anyone builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, 13the work of each will become manifest, for the day will make it evident, because it is revealed in fire, and the fire itself will prove the work of each, what sort it is. 14If the work of anyone that he built up will remain, he will receive a reward. 15If the work of anyone will be burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom
(Romans 12:1–8; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20)

16Do you⁺ not know that you⁺ are God’s temple, and the Spirit of God dwells in† you⁺? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you⁺ are.

18Let no one deceive himself: If anyone thinks himself to be wise among you⁺ in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may become wise. 19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written: “He is the One catching the wise in their craftiness,”† 20and again, “The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are futile.”†

21Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours⁺, 22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas† or the world or life or death or things present or things about to be—all are yours⁺, 23and you⁺ are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

Footnotes:

3 BYZ and TR include and division.
4 BYZ and TR are you not of the flesh
5 BYZ and TR Who then is Paul? And who is Apollos?
8 Or are one in purpose
16 Or among
19 Job 5:13
20 Psalm 94:11
22 That is, Peter