1 Corinthians 3:5–15

⁵After all, who is Apollos? And who is Paul? We are simply God’s servants, by whom you were led to believe. Each one of us does the work which the Lord gave him to do: ^6*I sowed the seed, Apollos watered the plant, but it was God who made the plant grow. ⁷The one who sows and the one who waters really do not matter. It is God who matters, because he makes the plant grow. ⁸There is no difference between the one who sows and the one who waters; God will reward each one according to the work each has done. ⁹For we are partners working together for God, and you are God’s field.

You are also God’s building. ¹⁰Using the gift that God gave me, I did the work of an expert builder and laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. ¹¹For God has already placed Jesus Christ as the one and only foundation, and no other foundation can be laid. ¹²Some will use gold or silver or precious stones in building on the foundation; others will use wood or grass or straw. ¹³And the quality of each person’s work will be seen when the Day of Christ exposes it. For on that Day fire will reveal everyone’s work; the fire will test it and show its real quality. ¹⁴If what was built on the foundation survives the fire, the builder will receive a reward. ¹⁵But if anyone’s work is burnt up, then he will lose it; but he himself will be saved, as if he had escaped through the fire.