The nature of the ministry
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It is not to be sectarian
1 Καὶ ἐγώ,*και εγω f35 [88%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ καγω 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [12%] NU ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην ὑμῖν λαλῆσαι†υμιν λαλησαι f35 [80%] HF,RP,OC,CP ¦ ~ 21 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [20%] TR,NU ὡς πνευματικοῖς, ἀλλ᾿ ὡς σαρκικοῖς,‡σαρκικοις f35 [98%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ σαρκινοις 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [2%] NU ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ. 2 Γάλα ὑμᾶς ἐπότισα καὶ§και f35 [93%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [7%] NU οὐ βρῶμα, οὔπω γὰρ ἠδύνασθε.*ηδυνασθε f35 [56%] OC,TR ¦ εδυνασθε 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [38%] HF,RP,CP,NU ¦ ηδυνασθαι [3%] ¦ εδυνασθαι [3%] (Both of the main readings are imperfect = same meaning; the majority variant being Attic is more likely correct, since why would medieval monks revert to it if the Koine were original.) Ἀλλ᾿ οὔτε†ουτε f35 [85%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ουδε 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,0185v [15%] NU ἔτι νῦν δύνασθε, 3 ἔτι γὰρ σαρκικοί ἐστε· ὅπου γὰρ ἐν ὑμῖν ζῆλος καὶ ἔρις καὶ διχοστασίαι,‡και διχοστασιαι f35 𝕻46 (91.4%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C,048 (4.8%) NU ¦ 1 διχοστασια (3%) ¦ three other readings (0.8%) οὐχὶ σαρκικοί ἐστε καὶ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖτε; 4 Ὅταν γὰρ λέγῃ§λεγη rell ¦ λεγει [30%] CP τις, «Ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου,» ἕτερος δέ, «Ἐγὼ*ετερος δε εγω f35 𝕻46vℵB,C [96%] HF,RP,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1232 [3%] CP ¦ ~ 32 A [1%] Ἀπολλώ,» οὐχὶ†ουχι f35 (96.5%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ουκ 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,048 (2.7%) NU ¦ ου (0.8%) σαρκικοί‡σαρκικοι f35 (96%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ανθρωποι 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,048 (3.3%) NU ¦ three other readings (0.7%) ἐστε;
God’s coworkers
5 Τίς§τις f35 C [98%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ τι ℵA,B [2%] NU οὖν ἐστιν Παῦλος,*παυλος f35 (93.8%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ απολλως 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,048 (6.2%) NU τίς†τις f35 𝕻46C (96.7%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ τι ℵA,B,048 (3.3%) NU δὲ‡δε f35 (92.3%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 εστιν ℵA,B,C,048 (7.2%) NU ¦ three other readings (0.5%) Ἀπολλώς,§απολλως f35 (92%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ απολλω (1.8%) ¦ παυλος 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,048 (6.2%) NU ἀλλ᾿ ἢ *αλλ η f35 [97%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C [2%] NU ¦ three other variants [1%] διάκονοι δι᾿ ὧν ἐπιστεύσατε, καὶ ἑκάστῳ ὡς ὁ Κύριος ἔδωκεν; 6 Ἐγὼ ἐφύτευσα, Ἀπολλὼς ἐπότισεν, ἀλλ᾿†αλλ rell ¦ αλλα 𝕻46ℵA,B [1.5%] NU ¦ ~ ο δε [2%] ὁ Θεὸς ηὔξανεν. 7 Ὥστε οὔτε ὁ φυτεύων ἐστίν τι, οὔτε ὁ ποτίζων, ἀλλ᾿ ὁ αὐξάνων Θεός. 8 Ὁ φυτεύων δὲ καὶ ὁ ποτίζων ἕν εἰσιν, ἕκαστος δὲ τὸν ἴδιον μισθὸν λήψεται‡ληψεται rell ¦ λημψεται 𝕻46ℵA,B [1%] NU κατὰ τὸν ἴδιον κόπον. 9 Θεοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν συνεργοί· Θεοῦ γεώργιον, Θεοῦ οἰκοδομή ἐστε.
There will be an accounting
10 Κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι, ὡς σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων θεμέλιον τέθεικα,§τεθεικα f35 [98%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ εθηκα 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [2%] NU ἄλλος δὲ ἐποικοδομεῖ. Ἕκαστος δὲ βλεπέτω πῶς ἐποικοδομεῖ· 11 θεμέλιον γὰρ ἄλλον οὐδεὶς δύναται θεῖναι*θειναι rell ¦ θηναι [15%] παρὰ τὸν κείμενον, ὅς ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός.†ιησους χριστος f35 𝕻46ℵA,B [90%] HF,RP,OC,CP,NU ¦ 1 ο 2 [3%] TR ¦ 2 C [7%] 12 Εἰ δέ τις ἐποικοδομεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεμέλιον τοῦτον‡τουτον f35 [99%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [1%] NU χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους τιμίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάμην, 13 ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον φανερὸν γενήσεται· ἡ γὰρ ἡμέρα δηλώσει, ὅτι ἐν πυρὶ ἀποκαλύπτεται. Καί, ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ πῦρ§πυρ f35 𝕻46ℵ [97%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 αυτο A,B,C [3%] [NU] δοκιμάσει. 14 Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον μενεῖ ὃ ἐπῳκοδόμησεν,*επωκοδομησεν f35 C [88%] OC,TR ¦ εποικοδομησεν 𝕻46ℵA,B [10%] HF,RP,CP,NU ¦ two other variants [2%] μισθὸν λήψεται.†ληψεται rell ¦ λημψεται 𝕻46vℵA,B,C [1.5%] NU 15 Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον κατακαήσεται, ζημιωθήσεται· αὐτὸς δὲ σωθήσεται, οὕτως δὲ ὡς διὰ πυρός.
We are a temple of God
16 Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ναὸς Θεοῦ ἐστε καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν; 17 Εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ Θεός· ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε ὑμεῖς.
18 Μηδεὶς ἑαυτὸν ἐξαπατάτω. Εἴ τις δοκεῖ σοφὸς εἶναι ἐν ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ, μωρὸς γενέσθω ἵνα γένηται σοφός. 19 Ἡ γὰρ σοφία τοῦ κόσμου τούτου μωρία παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ ἐστιν. Γέγραπται γάρ· «Ὁ δρασσόμενος τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτῶν»· 20 καὶ πάλιν, «Κύριος γινώσκει τοὺς διαλογισμοὺς τῶν σοφῶν, ὅτι εἰσὶν μάταιοι.» 21 Ὥστε, μηδεὶς καυχάσθω ἐν ἀνθρώποις, πάντα γὰρ ὑμῶν ἐστιν· 22 εἴτε Παῦλος εἴτε Ἀπολλὼς εἴτε Κηφᾶς, εἴτε κόσμος εἴτε ζωὴ εἴτε θάνατος, εἴτε ἐνεστῶτα εἴτε μέλλοντα—πάντα ὑμῶν ἐστιν,‡εστιν f35 [96%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [4%] NU 23 ὑμεῖς δὲ Χριστοῦ, Χριστὸς δὲ Θεοῦ.

*3:1 και εγω f35 [88%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ καγω 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [12%] NU

†3:1 υμιν λαλησαι f35 [80%] HF,RP,OC,CP ¦ ~ 21 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [20%] TR,NU

‡3:1 σαρκικοις f35 [98%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ σαρκινοις 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [2%] NU

§3:2 και f35 [93%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [7%] NU

*3:2 ηδυνασθε f35 [56%] OC,TR ¦ εδυνασθε 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [38%] HF,RP,CP,NU ¦ ηδυνασθαι [3%] ¦ εδυνασθαι [3%] (Both of the main readings are imperfect = same meaning; the majority variant being Attic is more likely correct, since why would medieval monks revert to it if the Koine were original.)

†3:2 ουτε f35 [85%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ουδε 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,0185v [15%] NU

‡3:3 και διχοστασιαι f35 𝕻46 (91.4%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C,048 (4.8%) NU ¦ 1 διχοστασια (3%) ¦ three other readings (0.8%)

§3:4 λεγη rell ¦ λεγει [30%] CP

*3:4 ετερος δε εγω f35 𝕻46vℵB,C [96%] HF,RP,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1232 [3%] CP ¦ ~ 32 A [1%]

†3:4 ουχι f35 (96.5%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ουκ 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,048 (2.7%) NU ¦ ου (0.8%)

‡3:4 σαρκικοι f35 (96%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ανθρωποι 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,048 (3.3%) NU ¦ three other readings (0.7%)

§3:5 τις f35 C [98%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ τι ℵA,B [2%] NU

*3:5 παυλος f35 (93.8%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ απολλως 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,048 (6.2%) NU

†3:5 τις f35 𝕻46C (96.7%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ τι ℵA,B,048 (3.3%) NU

‡3:5 δε f35 (92.3%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 εστιν ℵA,B,C,048 (7.2%) NU ¦ three other readings (0.5%)

§3:5 απολλως f35 (92%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ απολλω (1.8%) ¦ παυλος 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,048 (6.2%) NU

*3:5 αλλ η f35 [97%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C [2%] NU ¦ three other variants [1%]

†3:6 αλλ rell ¦ αλλα 𝕻46ℵA,B [1.5%] NU ¦ ~ ο δε [2%]

‡3:8 ληψεται rell ¦ λημψεται 𝕻46ℵA,B [1%] NU

§3:10 τεθεικα f35 [98%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ εθηκα 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [2%] NU

*3:11 θειναι rell ¦ θηναι [15%]

†3:11 ιησους χριστος f35 𝕻46ℵA,B [90%] HF,RP,OC,CP,NU ¦ 1 ο 2 [3%] TR ¦ 2 C [7%]

‡3:12 τουτον f35 [99%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [1%] NU

§3:13 πυρ f35 𝕻46ℵ [97%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 αυτο A,B,C [3%] [NU]

*3:14 επωκοδομησεν f35 C [88%] OC,TR ¦ εποικοδομησεν 𝕻46ℵA,B [10%] HF,RP,CP,NU ¦ two other variants [2%]

†3:14 ληψεται rell ¦ λημψεται 𝕻46vℵA,B,C [1.5%] NU

‡3:22 εστιν f35 [96%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [4%] NU

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