1 Corinthians 3:12
But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,This verse in the real world
In what words
- καλάμηkalámēa stalk of grain, i.e. (collectively) stubble
- ἄργυροςárgyrossilver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
- ἐποικοδομέωepoikodoméōto build upon, i.e. (figuratively) to rear up
- ξύλονxýlontimber (as fuel or material); by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden articl
- χόρτοςchórtosa "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
- χρυσόςchrysósgold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
- τίμιοςtímiosvaluable, i.e. (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively
- θεμέλιοςtheméliossomething put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Ti 4:3, 2Ti 3:7, 2Ti 2:20, Col 2:18–23, Psa 19:10, Mat 15:6–9, Heb 13:9, 1Pe 1:7