1 Corinthians 3:10

1 Corinthians 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.
• English Standard Version (ESV)According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.

Context of 1 Corinthians 3:10

8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. 9For 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. 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,

1 Corinthians 3:10 word by word

κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι ὡς σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων θεμέλιον ἔθηκα, ἄλλος δὲ ἐποικοδομεῖ. ἕκαστος δὲ βλεπέτω πῶς ἐποικοδομεῖ.Read the interlinear

• Byκατάkata · according toG2596
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• has givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• I laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• foundationθεμέλιοςthemelios · foundationG2310
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• an expertσοφόςsophos · wiseG4680
• builderἀρχιτέκτωνarchitektōn · master-builderG753
• andδέde · thenG1161
• someone elseἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• is building onἐποικοδομέωepoikodomeō · to build up/uponG2026
• each oneἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• must be carefulβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 3:10

• 1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
• Romans 1:5Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
• Romans 12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
• Romans 15:15However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
• Ephesians 3:2Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
• Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
• 1 Timothy 1:11that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
• 1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Kings 3:9Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
• 2 Chronicles 2:12And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
• Daniel 12:3Then 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.
• Matthew 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• Matthew 24:45Who 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?
• 2 Timothy 2:15Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10As a wise master builder - ̔ . The design or plan of the building is from God; all things must be done according to the pattern which he has exhibited; but the execution of this plan was entrusted chiefly to St. Paul; he was the wise or experienced architect which God used in order to lay the foundation; to ascertain the essential and immutable doctrines of the Gospel - those alone which came from God, and which alone he would bless to the salvation of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10According to the grace of God - By the favor of God which is given to me. All that Paul had done had been by the mere favor of God. His appointment was from him; and all the skill which he had shown, and all the agency which he had employed, had been from him. The architectural figure is here continued with some striking additions and illustrations. By the “grace of God” here, Paul probably means his apostleship to the Gentiles, which had been conferred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 The apostle was a wise master-builder; but the grace of God made him such. Spiritual pride is abominable; it is using the greatest favours of God, to feed our own vanity, and make idols of ourselves. But let every man take heed; there may be bad building on a good foundation. Nothing must be laid upon it, but what the foundation will bear, and what is of a piece with it. Let us not dare to join a merely human or a carnal life with a Divine…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Paul started the church in Corinth. Now, others are adding to it by teaching the young Christians.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. grace ... given unto me--Paul puts this first, to guard against seeming to want humility, in pronouncing himself "a WISE master builder," in the clause following [Chrysostom]. The "grace" is that "given" to him in common with all Christians (1Co 3:5), only proportioned to the work which God had for him to do [Alford]. wise--that is, skilful. His skill is shown in his laying a foundation. The unskilful builder lays none (Lu 6:49). Christ is the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings