Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 3:10-15

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

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10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

11 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Original words

By Κατὰ G2596 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular grace χάριν G5485 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular has given δοθεῖσάν G1325 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular I laid ἔθηκα G5087 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular [a] foundation θεμέλιον G2310 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb an expert σοφὸς G4680 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular builder ἀρχιτέκτων G753 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and δὲ G1161 Conjunction someone else ἄλλος G243 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular is building on [it] ἐποικοδομεῖ G2026 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular But δὲ G1161 Conjunction each one ἕκαστος G1538 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular must be careful βλεπέτω G991 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular how πῶς G4459 Adverb he builds ἐποικοδομεῖ G2026 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 11

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular can δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular lay θεῖναι G5087 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active a ἄλλον G243 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular foundation θεμέλιον G2310 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular other than παρὰ G3844 Preposition the [one] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular already laid κείμενον G2749 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular which ὅς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστός G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 12

Original words

- δέ G1161 Conjunction If Εἰ G1487 Conjunction anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular builds ἐποικοδομεῖ G2026 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition [this] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular foundation θεμέλιον G2310 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [using] gold χρυσόν* G5557 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular silver ἄργυρον G696 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular precious τιμίους G5093 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural stones λίθους G3037 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural wood ξύλα G3586 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural hay χόρτον G5528 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [or] straw καλάμην G2562 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

Original words

- τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular his ἑκάστου G1538 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular workmanship ἔργον G2041 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular will be γενήσεται G1096 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular evident φανερὸν G5318 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular because γὰρ G1063 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Day ἡμέρα G2250 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular will bring it to light δηλώσει G1213 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction It will be revealed ἀποκαλύπτεται G601 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular with ἐν G1722 Preposition fire πυρὶ G4442 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular fire πῦρ G4442 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - αὐτὸ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Singular will prove δοκιμάσει G1381 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the quality ὁποῖόν G3697 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular . . . ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular of each ἑκάστου G1538 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular [man’s] τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular work ἔργον G2041 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 14

Original words

If εἴ G1487 Conjunction - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv ἔργον G2041 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv τινος G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular vvv G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular what he has built ἐποικοδόμησεν G2026 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular survives μενεῖ G3306 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular he will receive λήμψεται G2983 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular a reward μισθὸν G3408 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

If εἴ G1487 Conjunction vvv τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv ἔργον G2041 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular [it] τινος G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular is burned up κατακαήσεται G2618 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular he will suffer loss ζημιωθήσεται G2210 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction He himself αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular will be saved σωθήσεται G4982 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular - οὕτως G3779 Adverb but only δὲ G1161 Conjunction as if ὡς G5613 Adverb through διὰ G1223 Preposition [the] flames πυρός G4442 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

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