Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;
New American Standard Bible
Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver,
King James Version
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Holman Bible
If anyone builds on that foundation with gold, silver,
International Standard Version
Whether a person builds on this foundation with gold, silver, expensive stones, wood, hay, or straw,
A Conservative Version
And if any man builds upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
American Standard Version
But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Amplified
But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
An Understandable Version
But if anyone [i.e., a preacher or soul winner] builds on this foundation with gold, silver, expensive building stones, wood, grass, or straw,
Anderson New Testament
If any man builds on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,
Common New Testament
Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
Daniel Mace New Testament
now if upon this foundation somebody builds gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble: he that builds such work,
Darby Translation
Now if any one build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
Godbey New Testament
But if any one builds upon the foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Goodspeed New Testament
And whether one uses gold or silver or costly stone in building on the foundation, or wood or hay or straw,
John Wesley New Testament
wood, hay, stubble, Every one's work shall be made manifest;
Julia Smith Translation
And if any one build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, stalks;
King James 2000
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now if anyone builds upon the foundation [with] gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
Modern King James verseion
And if anyone builds on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If any man build on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, timber, hay, or stubble:
Moffatt New Testament
On that foundation anyone may build gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
Montgomery New Testament
On that foundation, if a man proceeds to build gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble, each man's work will be made manifest.
NET Bible
If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
New Heart English Bible
But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble;
Noyes New Testament
But if any one build upon this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,
Sawyer New Testament
And if any man builds on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, reeds,
The Emphasized Bible
But, if anyone is building, upon the foundation - gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, timbers, hay, stubble;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whatever is used by those who build upon this foundation, whether gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,
Webster
Now if any man buildeth upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Weymouth New Testament
And whether the building which any one is erecting on that foundation be of gold or silver or costly stones, of timber or hay or straw--
Williams New Testament
And whether one puts into the building on the foundation gold or silver or costly stones, or wood or hay or straw,
World English Bible
But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble;
Worrell New Testament
And, if any one builds on the foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Worsley New Testament
silver, precious stones, or wood, hay, stubble;
Youngs Literal Translation
and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw --
Themes
Christian ministers » Works » Tested
Gold » Illustrative of » True converts
Manifestation » What shall be manifested
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 3:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Divisiveness And Immaturity
11 For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ. 12 But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems; 13 Every man's work will be made clear in that day, because it will be tested by fire; and the fire itself will make clear the quality of every man's work.
Cross References
Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
Psalm 119:72
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Proverbs 8:10
Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.
Proverbs 30:6
Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.
Isaiah 54:11-13
O troubled one, storm-crushed, uncomforted! see, your stones will be framed in fair colours, and your bases will be sapphires.
Isaiah 60:17
In place of brass, I will give gold, and for iron silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and I will make Peace your judge, and Righteousness your overseer.
Jeremiah 23:28
If a prophet has a dream, let him give out his dream; and he who has my word, let him give out my word in good faith. What has the dry stem to do with the grain? says the Lord.
Matthew 15:6-9
There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.
Acts 20:30
And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.
Romans 16:17
Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:2
And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.
Colossians 2:8
Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:
Colossians 2:18-23
Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
1 Timothy 4:1-3
But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,
1 Timothy 4:6-7
If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide:
1 Timothy 6:3
If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,
2 Timothy 2:16-18
But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,
2 Timothy 2:20
Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.
2 Timothy 3:7
Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.
2 Timothy 3:13
Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;
Titus 1:9-11
Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.
Titus 3:9-11
But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish.
Hebrews 13:9
Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.
1 Peter 1:7
So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
Revelation 2:14
But I have some things against you, because you have with you those who keep the teaching of Balaam, by whose suggestion Balak made the children of Israel go out of the right way, taking food which was offered to false gods, and going after the desires of the flesh.
Revelation 3:18
If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
Revelation 21:18
And the building of its wall was of jasper, and the town was clear gold, clear as glass.