8. Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, but each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
9. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
10. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon it.
11. For no one is able to lay another foundation than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12. Now if anyone builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
13. the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is.
14. If anyone’s work that he has built upon it remains, he will receive a reward.
15. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.
16. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you?
17. If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy this one. For God’s temple is holy, which you are.
18. Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks himself to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.
19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, “The one who catches the wise in their craftiness,”
20. and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”