1 Corinthians 3
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 16
Chapter Summary
2 Milk is fit for children. 7 He that plants, and he that waters, is nothing. 9 The ministers are God’s fellow-workers; a field of God. 11 Christ the foundation.
Key Greek Words
People & Context
Planted the spiritual seed in Corinth; laid the foundation as a wise master builder
Fellow minister who watered what Paul planted; a rallying point for Corinthian factions
The one foundation already laid, on which no other can be set
The One who gives the growth; believers are His field, building, and temple
Named with Paul and Apollos as one the Corinthians wrongly boasted in
Timeline
Paul rebukes the Corinthians as fleshly babes for dividing over ministers, emphasizing that while Paul planted and Apollos watered, they are mere servants and God is the one who gives growth .
1 Corinthians 3:1-9Paul warns believers to be careful how they build upon the sole foundation of Jesus Christ, as their works will be tested by fire, and reminds them that they are God's holy temple [11-13].
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