²⁰ Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;

¹³ We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.

¹⁴ For we have no need to make ourselves seem more than we are, as if our authority did not come as far as to you: for we came even as far as you with the good news of Christ:

¹⁵ Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,

¹⁶ So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

⁹ For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.

¹⁰ In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it.

¹¹ For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.

¹² But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

¹³ Every man's work will be made clear in that day, because it will be tested by fire; and the fire itself will make clear the quality of every man's work.

¹⁴ If any man's work comes through the test, he will have a reward.

¹⁵ If the fire puts an end to any man's work, it will be his loss: but he will get salvation himself, though as by fire.

²⁰ Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,

²¹ In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;

²² In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.