God’s Fellow Workers (Hebrews 5:11–14)
1 RV And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. BSB BSB: Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
2 RV I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it : nay, not even now are ye able; BSB BSB: I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
3 RV for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men? BSB BSB: for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
4 RV For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men? BSB BSB: For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
5 RV What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him. BSB BSB: What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
6 RV I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. BSB BSB: I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
7 RV So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. BSB BSB: So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
8 RV Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. BSB BSB: He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
9 RV For we are God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building. BSB BSB: For 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)
10 RV 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. BSB BSB: By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
11 RV For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. BSB BSB: For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 RV But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble; BSB BSB: If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
13 RV 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. BSB BSB: his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
14 RV If any man’s work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward. BSB BSB: If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
15 RV If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire. BSB BSB: If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom (Romans 12:1–8; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20)
16 RV Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? BSB BSB: Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
17 RV If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. BSB BSB: If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
18 RV 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. BSB BSB: Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
19 RV For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness: BSB BSB: For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
20 RV and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain. BSB BSB: And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
21 RV Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours; BSB BSB: Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
22 RV whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; BSB BSB: whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
23 RV and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s. BSB BSB: and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
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