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1 Corinthians — Capítulo 3

In this fascinating letter to a multiethnic church, we see some of the everyday problems the early Christians were dealing with. In Paul’s advice on how to handle these problems, we find deep principles that shape his thinking about practical Christian living. These enduring principles—so different from the popular trends of Paul’s time or ours—provide rich guidance for us as we deal with simil…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1De manera que yo, hermanos, no pude hablaros como a espirituales, sino como a carnales, como a niños en Cristo.

2Os di a beber leche, y no vianda; porque aún no erais capaces, ni sois capaces todavía,

3porque aún sois carnales; pues habiendo entre vosotros celos, contiendas y disensiones, ¿no sois carnales, y andáis como hombres?

4Porque diciendo el uno: Yo ciertamente soy de Pablo; y el otro: Yo soy de Apolos, ¿no sois carnales?

5¿Qué, pues, es Pablo, y qué es Apolos? Servidores por medio de los cuales habéis creído; y eso según lo que a cada uno concedió el Señor.

6Yo planté, Apolos regó; pero el crecimiento lo ha dado Dios.

7Así que ni el que planta es algo, ni el que riega, sino Dios, que da el crecimiento.

8Y el que planta y el que riega son una misma cosa; aunque cada uno recibirá su recompensa conforme a su labor.

9Porque nosotros somos colaboradores de Dios, y vosotros sois labranza de Dios, edificio de Dios.

10Conforme a la gracia de Dios que me ha sido dada, yo como perito arquitecto puse el fundamento, y otro edifica encima; pero cada uno mire cómo sobreedifica.

11Porque nadie puede poner otro fundamento que el que está puesto, el cual es Jesucristo.

12Y si sobre este fundamento alguno edificare oro, plata, piedras preciosas, madera, heno, hojarasca,

13la obra de cada uno se hará manifiesta; porque el día la declarará, pues por el fuego será revelada; y la obra de cada uno cuál sea, el fuego la probará.

14Si permaneciere la obra de alguno que sobreedificó, recibirá recompensa.

15Si la obra de alguno se quemare, él sufrirá pérdida, si bien él mismo será salvo, aunque así como por fuego.

16¿No sabéis que sois templo de Dios, y que el Espíritu de Dios mora en vosotros?

17Si alguno destruyere el templo de Dios, Dios le destruirá a él; porque el templo de Dios, el cual sois vosotros, santo es.

18Nadie se engañe a sí mismo; si alguno entre vosotros se cree sabio en este siglo, hágase ignorante, para que llegue a ser sabio.

19Porque la sabiduría de este mundo es insensatez para con Dios; pues escrito está: Él prende a los sabios en la astucia de ellos.

20Y otra vez: El Señor conoce los pensamientos de los sabios, que son vanos.

21Así que, ninguno se gloríe en los hombres; porque todo es vuestro:

22sea Pablo, sea Apolos, sea Cefas, sea el mundo, sea la vida, sea la muerte, sea lo presente, sea lo por venir, todo es vuestro,

23y vosotros de Cristo, y Cristo de Dios.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

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I. 3:1–4:7 Having contrasted human and spiritual wisdom, Paul now returns to the divisiveness in the…

3:1–4:7 Having contrasted human and spiritual wisdom, Paul now returns to the divisiveness in the Corinthian church (see 1:10-12), particularly their misplaced devotion to himself and Apollos. 3:1-4 Paul rebukes the Christians in Corinth for their spiritual immaturity. 3:1 The Corinthians’ behavior was not that of the spiritual people whom Paul described in 2:15, but like that of unbelievers who are attracted to the wisdom and values of this world. • infants in Christ: Though they were converted, their lives and thinking did not reflect maturity in Christ and the transforming perspective of his Spirit.

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II. 3:2 Because of the Corinthian Christians’ lack of spiritual maturity, Paul was unable to speak ab…

3:2 Because of the Corinthian Christians’ lack of spiritual maturity, Paul was unable to speak about the deeper truths of life in Christ, the solid food (see 2:6-7) that is reserved for mature Christians. Instead, he had to restrict himself to milk, the basic teachings of the Good News (cp. Heb 5:12-14; 6:1-3; 1 Pet 2:2).

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III. 3:3 Their jealousy and quarreling (see 1:10-12) showed that they were still just like unbelievers…

3:3 Their jealousy and quarreling (see 1:10-12) showed that they were still just like unbelievers, controlled by their sinful nature rather than by the Spirit of God (cp. 2 Cor 12:20; Gal 5:19-21).

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IV. 3:4 Proudly identifying oneself with a preferred teacher (see 1:12) was common in Greek culture, …

3:4 Proudly identifying oneself with a preferred teacher (see 1:12) was common in Greek culture, but it is not in keeping with the mind of Christ (3:5-9; cp. Matt 23:8-10).

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V. 3:5-9 To identify oneself proudly as a follower of a human teacher is wrong because God does the …

3:5-9 To identify oneself proudly as a follower of a human teacher is wrong because God does the real work of redemption, so he deserves the honor. • We are only God’s servants: Cp. 2 Cor 4:5.

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VI. 3:6 I planted: See Acts 18:1-11. • Apollos watered: See Acts 18:27–19:1.

3:6 I planted: See Acts 18:1-11. • Apollos watered: See Acts 18:27–19:1.

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VII. 3:10-17 All people are accountable to God for the way they serve Christ.

3:10-17 All people are accountable to God for the way they serve Christ. 3:10 Paul laid the foundation when he first began the church in Corinth. Now others were building on it by what they were teaching the young Christians.

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VIII. 3:11 There can never be any other foundation for the church than Jesus Christ himself (see Isa 28…

3:11 There can never be any other foundation for the church than Jesus Christ himself (see Isa 28:16; 1 Pet 2:4-8; cp. Rom 9:33), but the Corinthians were in danger of treating a human teacher as their foundation.

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IX. 3:12-15 Some of the things that people build on the foundation of Christ will endure; other thing…

3:12-15 Some of the things that people build on the foundation of Christ will endure; other things will burn up in the fire of judgment (cp. Mal 4:1). On judgment day, the work of each builder who instructs the church will be assessed (cp. Jas 3:1; see also Rom 14:10-12; 2 Cor 5:10). Those whose teachings are faithful and true will receive a reward; the others will suffer great loss, not of their salvation but of their reward. They themselves will be saved, but just barely, like someone pulled to safety through a wall of flames (cp. Amos 4:11; Zech 3:2; Jude 1:23).

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X. 3:16-17 Christians must be very careful, both in what they teach and in how they relate to one an…

3:16-17 Christians must be very careful, both in what they teach and in how they relate to one another, because the body of believers is the temple of God, the home of the Spirit of God who lives in them (cp. Eph 2:21-22), and God’s temple is holy (see 1 Cor 1:2). There are terrible consequences for anyone who destroys God’s temple by such things as jealousy, argumentativeness, and divisiveness (see 3:3-4).

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XI. 3:18-20 Here Paul returns to the contrast between human wisdom and divine wisdom (see 1:18-25). U…

3:18-20 Here Paul returns to the contrast between human wisdom and divine wisdom (see 1:18-25). Using Old Testament quotations, Paul encourages the Corinthians to be willing to appear foolish in the eyes of the world so that they may be truly wise in God’s eyes.

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XII. 3:21-23 As the privileged children of God, they may now lay claim to everything—the world, and li…

3:21-23 As the privileged children of God, they may now lay claim to everything—the world, and life and death, and the present and the future (see Rom 8:38-39). So there is no point in claiming a particular human leader as their own.

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XIII. 3:23 Just as they may now claim everything as their own, so Christ has claimed them for himself (…

3:23 Just as they may now claim everything as their own, so Christ has claimed them for himself (see Rom 14:7-9), and in Christ they are ultimately claimed by God (see 1 Cor 6:19-20; 7:23).

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