Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 3:10-15

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

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10By 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.

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

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

13his 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.

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

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

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Verse 10

Original words

ByΚατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargraceχάρινG5485Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularhas givenδοθεῖσάνG1325Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Feminine SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularI laidἔθηκαG5087Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[a] foundationθεμέλιονG2310Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularasὡςG5613Adverban expertσοφὸςG4680Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularbuilderἀρχιτέκτωνG753Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunctionsomeone elseἄλλοςG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularis building on [it]ἐποικοδομεῖG2026Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularButδὲG1161Conjunctioneach oneἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularmust be carefulβλεπέτωG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularhowπῶςG4459Adverbhe buildsἐποικοδομεῖG2026Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 11

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ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcanδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularlayθεῖναιG5087Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveaἄλλονG243Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularfoundationθεμέλιονG2310Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularother thanπαρὰG3844Prepositionthe [one]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularalready laidκείμενονG2749Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularwhichὅςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 12

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-δέG1161ConjunctionIfΕἰG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularbuildsἐποικοδομεῖG2026Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909Preposition[this]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularfoundationθεμέλιονG2310Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[using] goldχρυσόν*G5557Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularsilverἄργυρονG696Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularpreciousτιμίουςG5093Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralstonesλίθουςG3037Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralwoodξύλαG3586Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralhayχόρτονG5528Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[or] strawκαλάμηνG2562Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

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-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularhisἑκάστουG1538Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularworkmanshipἔργονG2041Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwill beγενήσεταιG1096Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularevidentφανερὸνG5318Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularbecauseγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularDayἡμέραG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwill bring it to lightδηλώσειG1213Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionIt will be revealedἀποκαλύπτεταιG601Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularwithἐνG1722PrepositionfireπυρὶG4442Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularfireπῦρG4442Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-αὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Singularwill proveδοκιμάσειG1381Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe qualityὁποῖόνG3697Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .ἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularof eachἑκάστουG1538Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular[man’s]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularworkἔργονG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 14

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IfεἴG1487Conjunction-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvἔργονG2041Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvτινοςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularwhat he has builtἐποικοδόμησενG2026Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsurvivesμενεῖG3306Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhe will receiveλήμψεταιG2983Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singulara rewardμισθὸνG3408Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 15

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IfεἴG1487ConjunctionvvvτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvἔργονG2041Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[it]τινοςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singularis burned upκατακαήσεταιG2618Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularhe will suffer lossζημιωθήσεταιG2210Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionHe himselfαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwill be savedσωθήσεταιG4982Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-οὕτωςG3779Adverbbut onlyδὲG1161Conjunctionas ifὡςG5613AdverbthroughδιὰG1223Preposition[the] flamesπυρόςG4442Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

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