Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 3:18-23

God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,

22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,

23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Cross-references

Proverbs 3:5Classic cross-references Colossians 2:8Classic cross-references Galatians 6:3Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:23Classic cross-references Galatians 6:7Classic cross-references Colossians 1:15-18OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:20-23OliveGrove study links Romans 8:31-39OliveGrove study links

Original words

{Let} no oneΜηδεὶςG3367Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulardeceiveἐξαπατάτωG1818Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularIfεἴG1487ConjunctionanyτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthinksδοκεῖG1380Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhe isεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivewiseσοφὸςG4680Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularageαἰῶνιG165Noun - Dative Masculine Singularhe should becomeγενέσθωG1096Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singulara foolμωρὸςG3474Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionhe may becomeγένηταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingularwiseσοφόςG4680Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Romans 12:2Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 10:5Classic cross-references Job 5:13Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:19Classic cross-references Psalms 141:10Classic cross-references Colossians 1:15-18OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:20-23OliveGrove study links Romans 8:31-39OliveGrove study links

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwisdomσοφίαG4678Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof thisτούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfoolishnessμωρίαG3472Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularin God’s sightπαρὰG3844Preposition. . .τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular. . .ΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular[As]γάρG1063Conjunctionit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularHeὉG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcatchesδρασσόμενοςG1405Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralwiseσοφοὺςG4680Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularcraftinessπανουργίᾳG3834Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

Job 5:13

Verse 20

Cross-references

Psalms 94:11Classic cross-references Colossians 2:8Classic cross-references Romans 1:21Classic cross-references Job 11:11Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:18Classic cross-references Colossians 1:15-18OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:20-23OliveGrove study links Romans 8:31-39OliveGrove study links

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionagainπάλινG3825Adverb[The] LordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularknowsγινώσκειG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralthoughtsδιαλογισμοὺςG1261Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralwiseσοφῶνG4680Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralareεἰσὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfutileμάταιοιG3152Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

Psalm 94:11

Verse 21

Cross-references

2 Peter 1:3Classic cross-references Romans 8:32Classic cross-references Galatians 4:7Classic cross-references Galatians 6:14Classic cross-references Psalms 16:6Classic cross-references Colossians 1:15-18OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:20-23OliveGrove study links Romans 8:31-39OliveGrove study links

Original words

ThereforeὭστεG5620ConjunctionstopμηδεὶςG3367Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularboastingκαυχάσθωG2744Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionmenἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine Plural-γὰρG1063ConjunctionAll thingsπάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralareἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyoursὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural

Verse 22

Cross-references

Matthew 6:33Classic cross-references Romans 8:38Classic cross-references Genesis 15:1Classic cross-references Psalms 34:9Classic cross-references Philippians 1:21Classic cross-references Colossians 1:15-18OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:20-23OliveGrove study links Romans 8:31-39OliveGrove study links

Original words

whetherεἴτεG1535ConjunctionPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularorεἴτεG1535ConjunctionApollosἈπολλῶςG625Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularorεἴτεG1535ConjunctionCephasΚηφᾶςG2786Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularorεἴτεG1535Conjunction[the] worldκόσμοςG2889Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularorεἴτεG1535ConjunctionlifeζωὴG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularorεἴτεG1535ConjunctiondeathθάνατοςG2288Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularorεἴτεG1535Conjunctionthe presentἐνεστῶταG1764Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Neuter PluralorεἴτεG1535Conjunctionthe futureμέλλονταG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter PluralAll [of them]πάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural[belong to] youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural

BSB notes

That is, Peter

Verse 23

Cross-references

Galatians 5:24Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 11:3Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:28Classic cross-references Galatians 3:29Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:23Classic cross-references Colossians 1:15-18OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:20-23OliveGrove study links Romans 8:31-39OliveGrove study links

Original words

andδὲG1161ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural[belong to] ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctionChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[belongs to] GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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