哥林多前書 3:13 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

Each man's work shall be made manifest. The real nature—the worth or worthlessness—of each man's work, will be made clear sooner or later. The day shall declare it. "The day" can only mean "the day of our Lord Jesus Christ" ( 1 Corinthians 1:8 ), which would specially "make manifest the counsels of the hearts" ( 1 Corinthians 4:5 ), and "judge the secrets of men" ( Romans 2:16 ), and make all men manifest "before the judgment seat of Christ" ( 2 Corinthians 4:10 ). It shall be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

The test of fire. "Fire is a good servant, but a bad master." The element is symbolical of proof and testing; for where it has its liberty and may do its work unchecked, there is little that can withstand its assaults and outlast its ravages. How many a city, like this Corinth itself, has been burnt, and laid for the most part in ashes, so that only the most substantial buildings have survived the conflagration! So shall all spiritual work, sooner or later, be tested and put to the proof.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

Proof by fire. There can be no doubt as to what day it is that is here intended. It is that "great and dreadful day" of the Lord's coming to judgment, to which all Scripture bears more or less distinct prophetic witness—the day when the final issues of time shall be gathered up, and time itself shall melt into the measureless eternity. One special characteristic of the day is that then all human works will be put to the supreme and decisive test. Consider— I. THE INSTRUMENT OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13-15

Final testings of our life work. In treating this passage it should be noted that the first and chief reference of it is to Christian teachers and their work, and that it can only in a second sense be applied to the ordinary Christian, and the kind of influence for good which he strives to exert. Still, a great principle is enunciated in St. Paul's counsel to the teachers, and we may give that principle a wide and general application. The apostle is, in this part of the Epistle, dealing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13-23

The cure for the party spirit. Having still in mind the difficulty occasioned by those who claimed to be superior teachers; and gathered parties round them, the apostle proceeds to show that merely human wisdom is in itself worthless for spiritual purposes, and, therefore, that the possession of it alone is no reason for the exaltation of the teacher who is endowed with it." A man over confident in his superior knowledge is always a dangerous man. The most learned are always the most... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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; whether what he has done has been what he should have done or not.For the day - The Day of Judgment. The great Day which shall reveal the secrets of all hearts, and the truth in regard to what every man has done. The event will show what edifices on the true foundation are firmly, and what are weakly built.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 3:13

1 Corinthians 3:13. 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 that shall not be revealed, neither hid, that shall not be known. But the apostle’s primary meaning here is, that it shall be made manifest what kind of materials every spiritual builder uses, that is, what kind of doctrines every minister of Christ preaches, whether they are... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-23

Christian activity tested (3:10-23)The Corinthians are likened also to a building. Paul laid the foundation, and now other Christians, in particular the teachers, have the responsibility to build on that foundation (10). There is only one foundation, Jesus Christ, but the structure may be built in all sorts of ways. People may build something of lasting worth through using valuable materials (gold, silver and precious stones), or they may build something of no lasting worth through using cheap... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 3:13

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 = test, or prove. Greek. dokimazo. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:13

Each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is.The day ... according to McGarvey, and many others, is a reference to the judgment day when Jesus shall be revealed from heaven "in flaming fire" (2 Thessalonians 1:7); but some have understood it as a day of terrible persecutions such as the "fiery trial" (1 Peter 4:12) prophetically mentioned by both Paul and Peter. Despite... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13-23

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 3:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 3:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:13

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