1 Corinthians 3
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
18Let 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.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
21Therefore let no man glory 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 to come; all are yours;
23And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358837× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- εἰμίeimíG151019× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- θεόςtheósG231613× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- γάρgárG106311× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- δέdéG116111× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- καίkaíG25329× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- σύsýG47719× in this chapter
thou
- εἴτεeíteG15358× in this chapter
if too
- ἐνenG17228× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- τὶςtìsG51007× in this chapter
some or any person or object
- ὡςhōsG56136× in this chapter
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
- εἰeiG14875× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.
- ἕκαστοςhékastosG15385× in this chapter
each or every
- ἀλλάalláG2355× in this chapter
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
- σοφόςsophósG46805× in this chapter
wise (in a most general application)
- δύναμαιdýnamaiG14104× in this chapter
to be able or possible
- ἐγώegṓG14734× in this chapter
I, me
- ἐποικοδομέωepoikodoméōG20264× in this chapter
to build upon, i.e. (figuratively) to rear up
- ἔργονérgonG20414× in this chapter
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
- οὐouG37564× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- οὗτοςhoûtosG37784× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- ποτίζωpotízōG42224× in this chapter
to furnish drink, irrigate
- ΧριστόςChristósG55474× in this chapter
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- ἈπολλῶςApollōsG6254× in this chapter
Apollos, an Israelite
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10963× in this chapter
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- θεμέλιοςtheméliosG23103× in this chapter
something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
- κατάkatáG25963× in this chapter
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- ναόςnaósG34853× in this chapter
a fane, shrine, temple
- ὅςhósG37393× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- ὅτιhótiG37543× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- ΠαῦλοςPaûlosG39723× in this chapter
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
- ἄνθρωποςánthrōposG4443× in this chapter
from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)); man-faced, i.e. a human being
- πῦρpŷrG44423× in this chapter
"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)
- φυτεύωphyteúōG54523× in this chapter
to set out in the earth, i.e. implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine
- αὐτόςautósG8463× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- διάdiáG12232× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- δίδωμιdídōmiG13252× in this chapter
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
- ἔτιétiG20892× in this chapter
"yet," still (of time or degree)
- ἴδιοςídiosG23982× in this chapter
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
- ἄλλοςállosG2432× in this chapter
"else," i.e. different (in many applications)