1 Corinthians 3:5–15

⁵What, after all, is Apollos?^v And what is Paul? Only servants,^w through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. ⁶I planted the seed,^x Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. ⁷So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. ⁸The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.^{y 9}For we are co-workers in God’s service;^z you are God’s field,^a God’s building.^b

¹⁰By the grace God has given me,^c I laid a foundation^d as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. ¹¹For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.^{e 12}If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³their work will be shown for what it is,^f because the Day^g will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.^{h 14}If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.^{i 15}If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.^j