1 Corinthians 3:12 Meaning and Explanation
“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;”
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Read Full Chapter →On the one foundation, people build with materials of very different worth and durability.
What Does 1 Corinthians 3:12 Mean?
Continuing the image, Paul lists what builders might use: gold, silver, and precious stones on one hand; wood, hay, and stubble on the other. The foundation is fixed, but the materials raised upon it vary greatly.
The contrast is between what endures and what burns. How a person builds, the quality of their work and devotion, is pictured here in things that either survive fire or are consumed by it. The same Christ is the base for all, yet not all that is built upon Him is of lasting worth.
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What does 1 Corinthians 3:12 mean?
On the one foundation, people build with materials of very different worth and durability.