1 Corinthians 3:10
8 He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
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,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
- WEB
- According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.
- ASV
- According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.
- DARBY
- According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.
- BLB
- According to the grace of God having been given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, but another is building upon [it]. But let each one take heed how he builds upon [it].
- ÅB
- Etter den Guds nåde som er meg gitt, har jeg lagt grunnvoll som en vis byggmester, og en annen bygger videre; men enhver se til hvordan han bygger videre!
- OTB
- Ved Guds nåde gitt til meg, la jeg et fundament som en klok byggmester, og en annen bygger på det. Men hver enkelt bør bygge med omhu.
- B1930
- Efter den Guds nåde som er mig gitt, har jeg lagt grunnvoll som en vis byggmester, og en annen bygger videre; men enhver se til hvorledes han bygger videre!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 3:11
For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Read in contextEphesians 2:20
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Read in contextRomans 15:20
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
Read in contextDaniel 12:3
Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
Read in contextMatthew 24:45
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:5–6
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
Read in contextRevelation 21:19
The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
Read in contextMatthew 7:24
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
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