Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
On that foundation anyone may build gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
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,
Bible in Basic English
But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;
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:
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 The foundation is laid, namely Jesus Christ, and no one can lay any other. 12 On that foundation anyone may build gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, 13 but in every case the nature of his work will come out; the Day will show what it is, for the Day breaks in fire, and the fire will test the work of each, no matter what that work may be.
Cross References
Matthew 15:6-9
need not honour his father or mother. So you have repealed the law of God to suit your own tradition.
Acts 20:30
and men of your own number will arise with perversions of the truth to draw the disciples after them.
Romans 16:17
Brothers, I beg of you to keep your eye on those who stir up dissensions and put hindrances in your way, contrary to the doctrine which you have been taught. Avoid them.
2 Corinthians 2:17
I am, for I am not like most, adulterating the word of God; like a man of sincerity, like a man of God, I speak the word in Christ before the very presence of God.
2 Corinthians 4:2
I disown those practices which very shame conceals from view; I do not go about it craftily; I do not falsify the word of God; I state the truth openly and so commend myself to every man's conscience before God.
Colossians 2:8
Beware of anyone getting hold of you by means of a theosophy which is specious make-believe, on the lines of human tradition, corresponding to the Elemental spirits of the world and not to Christ.
Colossians 2:18-23
Let no one lay down rules for you as he pleases, with regard to fasting and the cult of angels, presuming on his visions and inflated by his sensuous notions,
1 Timothy 4:1-3
But in later days, the Spirit distinctly declares, certain people will rebel against the faith; they will listen to spirits of error and to the doctrines that daemons teach
1 Timothy 4:6-7
Lay this before the brotherhood, and you will be an excellent minister of Christ Jesus, brought up on the truths of the faith and on the lessons of the good doctrine you have already followed.
1 Timothy 6:3
Anyone who teaches novelties and refuses to fall in with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the doctrine that tallies with piety,
2 Timothy 2:16-18
Avoid all that profane jargon, for it leads people still further into irreligion,
2 Timothy 2:20
In any great house there are indeed vessels not only of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for noble, some for menial service.
2 Timothy 3:7
who are always curious to learn and never able to attain the knowledge of the Truth.
2 Timothy 3:13
Bad characters and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves;
2 Timothy 4:3
for the time will come when people will decline to be taught sound doctrine and will accumulate teachers to suit themselves and tickle their own fancies;
Titus 1:9-11
he must hold by the sure truths of doctrine so as to be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and refute objections raised by any.]
Titus 3:9-11
But avoid foolish controversy, and let genealogies and dissensions and strife over the Law alone, for these are fruitless and futile.
Hebrews 13:9
Never let yourselves be carried away with a variety of novel doctrines; for the right thing is to have one's heart strengthened by grace, not by the eating of food ??that has never been any use to those who have had recourse to it.
1 Peter 1:7
that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 2:14
But I have one or two things against you: you have some adherents there of the tenets of Balaam, who taught Balak how to set a pitfall before the sons of Israel by making them eat food which had been sacrificed to idols and give way to sexual vice.
Revelation 3:18
I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich, white raiment to clothe you and prevent the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to rub on your eyes, that you may see.
Revelation 21:18
The material of the wall is jasper, but the City is made of pure gold, transparent like glass.