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

8Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building. According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ. 12If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• According toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the graceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• is givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a wiseσοφόςsophos · wiseG4680
• masterbuilderἀρχιτέκτωνarchitektōn · master-builderG753
• I have laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• the foundationθεμέλιοςthemelios · foundationG2310
• andδέde · thenG1161
• anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• buildeth thereonἐποικοδομέωepoikodomeō · to build up/uponG2026
• letβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 3:10

• 1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
• Romans 1:5Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles,
• Romans 12:3For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.
• Romans 15:15Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God
• Ephesians 3:2assuming you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that he gave me for you.
• Colossians 1:29I labor for this, striving with his strength that works powerfully in me.
• 1 Timothy 1:11that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.
• 1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, let it be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, let it be from the strength God provides, so that God may be glorified through Jesus Christ in everything. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Kings 3:9So give your servant a receptive heart to judge your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours?”
• 2 Chronicles 2:12Hiram also said: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He gave King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
• Daniel 12:3Those who have insight will shine like the bright expanse of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
• Matthew 7:24“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• Matthew 24:45“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?
• 2 Timothy 2:15Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

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