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Christ Our Foundation

1 Corinthians 3:12

In 9 translations

BSB
If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
KJV
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
WEB
But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,
ASV
But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble;
LSV
and if anyone builds on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—
YLT
and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw —
DBY
Now if any one build upon [this] foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
DRC
Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble:
GNV
And if any man builde on this foundation, golde, siluer, precious stones, timber, haye, or stubble,

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read χρυσόν (“gold”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read χρυσίον (“gold”).
  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἄργυρον (“silver”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀργύριον (“money”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τοῦτον (“this”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: θεμέλιον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read θεμέλιον; Robinson–Pierpont add τοῦτον.
  • SBLGNT: χρυσόν ἄργυρον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read χρυσόν ἄργυρον; Tregelles read χρυσίον ἀργύριον.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἰ δέ τις ἐποικοδομεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεμέλιον χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους τιμίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάμην,
RP2018
Εἰ δέ τις ἐποικοδομεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεμέλιον τοῦτον χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους τιμίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάμην,
TR-Boyd
Εἰ δέ τις ἐποικοδομεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεμέλιον τοῦτον χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους τιμίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάμην,
SCR1894
ει δε τις εποικοδομει επι τον θεμελιον τουτον χρυσον αργυρον λιθους τιμιους ξυλα χορτον καλαμην

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
  • 2 Timothy 3:7who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
  • 2 Timothy 2:20A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
  • Colossians 2:18–23Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind. He has lost…
  • Psalms 119:72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
  • Matthew 15:6–9he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their…
  • Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
  • Revelation 21:18The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
  • Revelation 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
  • 1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
  • 2 Corinthians 2:17For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
  • Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual…
  • Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
  • Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
  • Titus 1:9–11He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it. For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially…

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