New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 3:8-15

8Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will 1receive his own 2reward according to his own labor. 9For we are God’s 3fellow workers; you are God’s 4 5field, God’s 6building.

10According to 7the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder 8I laid a foundation, and 9another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11For no man can lay a 10foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, 11precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 12each man’s work will become evident; for 13the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test 14the quality of each man’s work. 14If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will 15receive a reward. 15If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet 16so as through fire.

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Notes

1. 1 Corinthians 3:8 1 Cor 3:14; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
2. 1 Corinthians 3:8 Or wages ↩
3. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Mark 16:20; 2 Cor 6:1 ↩
4. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Or cultivated land ↩
5. 1 Corinthians 3:9 Is 61:3; Matt 15:13 ↩
6. 1 Corinthians 3:9 1 Cor 3:16; Eph 2:20-22; Col 2:7; 1 Pet 2:5 ↩
7. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Rom 12:3; 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
8. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Rom 15:20; 1 Cor 3:11f ↩
9. 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Thess 3:2 ↩
10. 1 Corinthians 3:11 Is 28:16; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:4ff ↩
11. 1 Corinthians 3:12 Or costly ↩
12. 1 Corinthians 3:13 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
13. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Matt 10:15; 1 Cor 1:8; 2 Thess 1:7-10; 2 Tim 1:12, 18; 4:8 ↩
14. 1 Corinthians 3:13 Lit of what sort each man’s work is ↩
15. 1 Corinthians 3:14 1 Cor 3:8; 4:5; 9:17; Gal 6:4 ↩
16. 1 Corinthians 3:15 Job 23:10; Ps 66:10, 12; Jude 23 ↩

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