| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly--mere infants in Christ. | 1 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly--mere infants in Christ. |
| 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. | 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. |
| 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? | 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? |
| 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men? | 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men? |
| 5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe--as the Lord has assigned to each his task. | 5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe--as the Lord has assigned to each his task. |
| 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. | 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. |
| 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. | 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. |
| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |