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1 Corinthians 3:3-15

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

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3. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4. For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5. Who then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6. I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, [ye are] God’s building. 10. According 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. 11. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13. Every 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. 14. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

1 Corinthians 3:3-15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 3:3

Theological / Devotional

Carnal. Gr. sarkikos (see on v. 1). By this term Paul did not necessarily imply that the Corinthians were wholly given over to the flesh, as were the unregenerate, but rather that they were still partly under its influence.

Envying, and strife. Gr. zelos kai eris, “jealousy and contention,” listed among the works of the flesh (translated “emulations” and “variance,” Gal. 5:20). The former gives rise to the latter. The spirit of jealousy and evil imaginings prevented the Holy Spirit from having full access to the hearts of the Corinthians (see AA 271; 5T 241). The desires and feelings that dominate the natural heart must be subdued by the power of Jesus before man is able to understand and appreciate the plan of salvation.

Divisions. Gr. dichostasiai (see on Rom. 16:17). Textual evidence may be cited (cf. p. 10) for the omission of this word. Dichostasiai are also mentioned in Gal. 5:20 as among the works of the flesh.

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