Skip to main content

1 Corinthians 3

American Standard Version (ASV) - 1901

23 verses - Formal equivalence (very literal) - Public Domain

Reading

Verses

1 Corinthians 3:1

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

1 Corinthians 3:2

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it: nay, not even now are ye able;

1 Corinthians 3:3

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

1 Corinthians 3:4

For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?

1 Corinthians 3:5

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

1 Corinthians 3:6

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

1 Corinthians 3:7

So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:8

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:1

According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.

1 Corinthians 3:11

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

1 Corinthians 3:12

But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble;

1 Corinthians 3:13

each man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man’s work of what sort it is.

1 Corinthians 3:14

If any man’s work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward.

1 Corinthians 3:15

If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 3:17

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:

1 Corinthians 3:2

and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.

1 Corinthians 3:21

Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

1 Corinthians 3:22

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

1 Corinthians 3:23

and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

Looking for NIV, ESV, NASB, or NLT?

We include only public domain translations that are free to use without restriction. The translations below are copyrighted by their respective publishers, but you can read them free on these official platforms:

Why we cannot include these translations

NIVNew International Version - Copyrighted - requires publisher permission for full-text reproduction
ESVEnglish Standard Version - Copyrighted - max 500 verses without written permission
NASBNew American Standard Bible - Copyrighted - personal/noncommercial only without license
NLTNew Living Translation - Copyrighted - max 500 verses without permission
NKJVNew King James Version - Copyrighted - requires formal permission request
CSBChristian Standard Bible - Copyrighted - max 1,000 verses without permission
MSGThe Message - Copyrighted - requires publisher permission
AMPAmplified Bible - Copyrighted - same restrictions as NASB

ZION.FM includes 7 complete Bible translations that are in the public domain, meaning they can be freely shared without restriction. We respect the intellectual property of all publishers and link directly to official resources where copyrighted translations can be read for free.