1 Corinthians 3

Treated in 33 passages across the library.

  • 3:16 Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 9
  • 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. 5
  • 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. 3
  • 3:6 I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 3
  • 3:10 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. 2
  • 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 2
  • 3:21 Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours; 2
  • 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
  • 3:5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him. 1
  • 3:7 So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 1
  • 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
  • 3:9 For we are God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building. 1
  • 3:14 If any man’s work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward. 1
  • 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
  • 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
  • 3:23 and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s. 1

American Standard Version

  1. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

    Carnal Christians cites 1 Corinthians 3: 1

    “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal.” 1 Corinthians 3: 1. Apostle Paul here speaks of two stages of the Christian life, two types of Christians: "…

  2. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The First Fruits of the Spirit cites 1 Cor. 3:1

    … not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ” (1 Cor. 3:1): “babes in Christ”; so we see they were “in Christ”; they were believers in a low degree…

  3. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    October cites 1 Corinthians 3:1

    … marrow and fatness. O Jesus, visit us with thy salvation! October 19 “Babes in Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:1) Are you mourning, believer, because you are so weak in the divine life: because your fai…

  4. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Reproof of such as sin against this merciful disposition in Christ. Of quenching the Spirit cites 1 Cor. iii. 3

    …irit of contradiction in themselves ; yet, if St. Paul may be judge, are they not carnal? 1 Cor. iii. 3; if it be wisdom, it is wisdom from beneath ; for the wisdom. from above, as it is pure, …

  5. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites 1 Corinthians 3:5

    …was severe: “What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed” (1 Corinthians 3:5, ASV). A minister is a through-whom, not a source. Every founder should build structures …

  6. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Farm Laborers cites 1 Corinthians 3:6–9

    … his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field.” 1 Corinthians 3:6–9 I will begin at the end of my text, because I find it to be the easiest way of mapping ou…

  7. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    The Teacher at Home cites 1 Corinthians 3:6–7

    …. He is the One who works in your children. You plant and water, but He gives the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7). Be faithful. Be patient. Be persistent. And trust the God who loves your children more …

  8. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites 1 Cor. 3:9

    …10, chapter 13:8, 23, 30, 38, chapter 21:19, 33, 34, Luke 13:6, John 15:1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 1 Cor. 3:9, Heb. 6:7, 8, Isa. 5:1-8, Cant. 8:11, 12, Isa. 27:2, 3.7575 "To profess to know much, is …

  9. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    A Body and a Building cites 1 Cor 3:10

    …wise master builder who wishes to lay a foundation upon which others can build carefully (1 Cor 3:10). We are all to be builders, just as we are also the building. “Do you not know that you …

  10. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    July cites 1 Cor. iii. 10

    …ames of the poor and needy?—George Bowen. July 7 Let every man take heed how he buildeth. 1 Cor. iii. 10. Our business is not to build quickly, but to build upon a right foundation, and in a rig…

  11. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites 1 Corinthians 3:11

    …on him. “Other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11, ASV). This protects both the admirer and the critic. The admirer does not need to defend…

  12. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Corinthians 3:11

    …t and Scripture above every teacher. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 4:7; Acts 17:11; 1 Corinthians 3:11, 21; Hebrews 13:8; Colossians 3:4. Reflection 1. Which Nee teaching has most helped you s…

  13. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    The Way to Divine Union cites 1 Cor. iii. 13

    …if any man’s work should be found to deserve burning, he should be saved “so as by fire” (1 Cor. iii. 13, 15). That means, that though there are some works which are good, and which God receives…

  14. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Sin in Believers cites 1 Cor. 3:13

    …e are yet carnal: For whereas there is among you envying and strife, are ye not carnal?” (1 Cor. 3:13) Now here the Apostle speaks unto those who were unquestionably believers, whom, in the s…

  15. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Conformed to the Image of Christ cites 1 Corinthians 3:13

    …it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done" (1 Corinthians 3:13). There is no escaping this. We cannot hope, when that day comes, to conceal our wood, ha…

  16. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Church and the Body of Christ cites 1 Corinthians 3:13

    …while taking reward and faithfulness seriously. “Each man's work shall be made manifest” (1 Corinthians 3:13, ASV), yet salvation rests on Christ. The Church Under Pressure By 1949 the assemblies as…

  17. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Of Christ's judgment in us, and his victory: what it is cites 1 Cor. iii. 13

    …tubble upon a good foundation, God’s spirit as a spiritual fire will reveal this in time, 1 Cor. iii. 13, and waste it: they shall by a spirit of judgment condemn their own errors and courses. T…

  18. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    The Holy Spirit cites 1 Cor. iii. 14

    …. 16), to believe for Him (John iv. 14, vii. 37), in faith to yield to Him as indwelling (1 Cor. iii. 14, vi. 19). They must learn to cease from self-effort in thinking and believing, in willing…

  19. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 1 Cor 3: 16

    …ue, which is the instrument of glorifying thee. The saints are temples of the Holy Ghost. 1 Cor 3: 16. Where should God’s praises be sounded but in his temple? Beneficium postulat officium [G…

  20. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and the Body cites 1 Cor. iii. 16

    …ody is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you; therefore glorify God in your body.’—1 Cor. iii. 16, vi. 13, 19. ‘She that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may b…

  21. A Brand Plucked from the Fire · Julia A. J. Foote

    Love not the World cites 1 Cor. iii. 16

    …of the flesh as well as of the spirit? "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God ?" etc. 1 Cor. iii. 16, 17; 2 Cor. vi. 16, 17. Thus we will continue to search and find what the will of God is …

  22. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites 1 Corinthians 3:16

    …Spirit is frequently spoken of in the Bible as the Spirit of God. For example, we read in 1 Corinthians 3:16, “Do you not know that you[a] are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?” In t…

  23. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

    The Devices of Satan cites 1 Corinthians 3:16

    …enemy (1 Peter 5:8). ● Clothed in righteousness (Ephesians 4:24). ● God’s dwelling place (1 Corinthians 3:16). ● A member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a people for God’s …

  24. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Indwelling Spirit Fully and Forever Satisfying cites 1 Corinthians 3:16

    …n the one who is born of the Spirit. The Apostle Paul says to the believers in Corinth in 1 Corinthians 3:16, “Do you not know that you[a] are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?” Th i…

  25. The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Oneness with Christ cites 1 Corinthians 3:16

    …the case are, and what our own relation to these facts is. If you read such passages as ( 1 Corinthians 3:16), “ Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you ?” Then…

  26. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Ideal Life cites 1 Cor. iii. 16

    …he was able to say of them: "Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you" (1 Cor. iii. 16; vi. 19). Why, then, does the sacred writer bid us "follow after holiness," as though it …

  27. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Spirit, Soul, and Body cites 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 3:16, ASV). Nee's emphasis reminds believers that Christianity is not merely cognitive agreeme…

  28. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Governors should be tender of weak ones, and also private Christians cites 1 Cor. iii. 17

    …cred thing, Christ’s temple ; and he that destroyeth his temple, him will Christ destroy, 1 Cor. iii. 17. 3. Amongst the things that are to be taken heed of, there is amongst private Christians …

  29. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Holy Spirit as a Teacher cites 1 Corinthians 3:18

    …g you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise” (1 Corinthians 3:18). And the emptying must precede filling, the self-poured out that God may be poured in. W…

  30. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    God is Enough cites 1 Corinthians 3:21–23

    … or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's." (1 Corinthians 3:21–23) It would be impossible for any statement to be more all-encompassing. All things are you…

  31. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Legacy of Watchman Nee cites 1 Corinthians 3:21

    …er's denial and David's sin because the gospel belongs to God. “Let no one glory in men” (1 Corinthians 3:21, ASV). That verse may be the healthiest way to honor Watchman Nee. The Lasting Invitation…

  32. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    January cites 1 Corinthians 3:23

    … truth into me, and let me yield thee a bounteous harvest. January 12 “Ye are Christ's.” (1 Corinthians 3:23) “Ye are Christ's.” You are his by donation, for the Father gave you to the Son; his by h…

  33. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites 1 Cor. 3:6-8

    … "One" in these various passages given denotes a compound unity, not a simple unity. (Cf. 1 Cor. 3:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:13; John 17:22, 23; Gal. 3:28.) 2. In the second place, the Old Testament word…