8. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work.
9. For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.
10. Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful.
11. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.
12. Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw.