1 Corinthians 3:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. ”

• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Every man’s work shall be made manifest - What every man has built on this foundation shall be seen. Whether he has held truth or error; whether he has had correct views of piety or false; whethe...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (7) Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. (7) He testifies, as inde...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Renewed Condemnation of Party Spirit. Paul has now reached a point where he can effect an easy return to the divisions at Corinth. He has been speaking of the spiritual man who is capable of receiv...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  be made . become. manifest . App-106. the day . i.e. the day of the Lord. See Acts 2:20 . declare . Greek. deloo. See 1 Corinthians 1:11 . revealed . App-106. by . in. App-104. try ....

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  13. For the day will declare it In the old translation it is the day of the Lord, (179) but it is probable that the words of the Lord were added by some one by way of explanation. The...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1946 INSTRUCTIONS TO THOSE WHO BUILD UPON THE TRUE FOUNDATION 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 . Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; ever...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. The day shall declare it, beca...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Now if any man build, &c.— "Though no man who pretends to be a preacher of the Gospel can build upon any other foundation than that of Jesus Christ, yet you ought not to cry up your new instruc...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. Every man's work - eac...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Fault of Party Spirit The immaturity of the Corinthian converts and their unfitness for anything but elementary instruction in the faith is proved by their mutual jealousies and their disagree...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Revealed by fire. — Better, revealed in fire. For the general scope of this passage, see 1 Corinthians 3:12 above. The day of the coming of the Lord is always thus represented as bursting sudde...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 6 GOD'S HUSBANDRY AND BUILDING PAUL having abundantly justified his method of preaching to the Corinthians, and having shown why he contented himself with the simple presentation of the C...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Build on the Sure Foundation 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 We are called upon to contribute our share to the building of saved souls which is rising through the ages, to be an habitation of God through...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The reason for the schisms was that these people were carnal. "Jealousy and strife" are evidences of carnality. Proceeding, Paul declared the true value of the Christian ministry. "For we are God's f...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (3) For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? (4) For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos;...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  TESTED BY FIRE ‘The fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.’ 1 Corinthians 3:13 How best can we prepare for the ordeal that awaits us all? The day of Christ’s appearing will be a...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Every man's work shall be made manifest ,.... The doctrine he preaches shall be sooner or later made manifest to himself, and to his hearers; who shall see the inconsistency, irregularity, and defor...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. Ver. 13. For the day shall...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Every man's work shall be made manifest God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil, Ecclesiastes 12:14 . There is nothing covered...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  But in practical experience the Corinthians were not properly regarding, nor depending on, the wisdom of the Spirit of God, who had been given to them. Paul could not write to them as spiritual, but...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Spiritual Foundation. A. D.  57.       11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Now, saith he, there will come a time when every man s, that is, every teacher s, work, or doctrine, shall be made manifest. As the metal is brought to the touchstone to be tried, whether it be...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  That Is Why These Teachers Are United In Their Work Knowing They Must Account To God For Their Ministry (3:8-15). Paul now puts all these teachers, including himself, firmly in their place. They a...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 3:10 .— Was given … I laid , q.d . “when I was at Corinth.” “ A foundation,” “which I subjectively laid in my teaching at Corinth, because God had already laid the...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  1 Corinthians 3:11-13 Life as a Structure. I. There is a foundation laid. The idea couched in this figure is the radical idea, which runs through the whole of Scripture, that something must be do...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  1. And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. The church at Corinth consisted of persons of large education and great abilitie...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Corinthians 3:1 . Babes in Christ, like children at the breast, requiring to be fed with milk, and not with meat. Our great tutor here addresses the Corinthians in a superior style of eloquenc...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

  According to the grace of God … as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation … But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. All of grace Now when we say a godly man acknowledg...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 3:1-46 The carnal conceit of the spiritually immature. 1 Corinthians 3:1 I… could not speak unto you as unto spiritual. Though softened by the word breth...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The building itself:

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 1:8 ; 1 Corinthians 3:14 ; 1 Corinthians 3:15 ; 1 Corinthians 4:5 ; 1 Peter 1:7 ; 1 Peter 4:12 ; 2 Peter 3:10 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 ; 2 Timothy 1:18 ; 2 Timothy 3:9 ; Ezek...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Carnal and Spiritual Christian 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In our last study, we were discussing two kinds of people. One, the unregenerate who had not the Spirit, and the othe...

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• 1 Corinthians 3:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The time is coming when every one's work shall be made manifest: for the day of the Lord, that great and final day, shall declare it — To all the world. For it is revealed — What faith beholds as s...

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