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1 Corinthians 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;


1 Corinthians 3:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 3:1214 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δέde
nowwordG1161
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
ἐποικοδομεῖepoikodomei
buildsverbG2026
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεμέλιονthemelion
foundationnounG2310
χρυσόνchryson
goldnounG5557
ἄργυρονargyron
silvernounG696
λίθουςlithous
stonesnounG3037
τιμίουςtimious
preciousadjectiveG5093
ξύλαxyla
woodnounG3586
χόρτονchorton
haynounG5528
καλάμηνkalamēn
strawnounG2562
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 3:12

This is no small subject of enquiry which we propose, but rather about things which are of the first necessity and which all men enquire about; namely, whether hell fire have any end. For that it has no end Christ indeed declared when he said, “Their fire shall not be quenched, and their worm shall not die.” [Mark 8:44, 46, 48.] Well: I know that a chill comes over you (ναρκᾶτε) on hearing these things; but what am I to do? For this is God's own command, continually to sound…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 9 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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