1 Corinthians 3:10-4:2 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The true foundation of character. "According to the grace of God," etc. The words suggest certain important thoughts concerning character. I. That there is an ANALOGY BETWEEN THE FORMATION OF CHARACTER AND THE ERECTION OF A BUILDING . "If any man build," etc. It is like a building in three respects. 1. In the variety of its materials. Buildings are generally formed of a variety of materials—stone, wood, iron, etc. Moral character is built up by a variety of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

Christian work and its testing. I. CHRISTIAN WORK : 1. Should be rightly based. Christ is the only Foundation for the spiritual building. This Foundation may have been already laid for us by others where we are called to labour: if so, we must see that we are building upon it; if it be not laid, by "the grace of God" ( 1 Corinthians 3:10 ) we must seek to lay it without delay. All our teaching must rest upon Christ. He is not only the Omega to be ended with, but the Alpha to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The Foundation and the superstructure. Under the figure of a building, the apostle continues to speak of the work of Christ's ministers, and specially of his own labours at Corinth. As the first to preach the gospel there, he had laid the foundation, upon which the teachers that succeeded him were to build. The reference is primarily to doctrine, but the principles apply to work and life as well. I. THE FOUNDATION . This is Jesus Christ the Mediator ( Isaiah 28:16 ; 1 Peter 2:6 ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:10

According to the grace of God - By the favor of God which is given to me. All that Paul had done had been by the mere favor of God. His appointment was from him; and all the skill which he had shown, and all the agency which he had employed, had been from him. The architectural figure is here continued with some striking additions and illustrations. By the “grace of God” here, Paul probably means his apostleship to the Gentiles, which had been conferred on him by the mere favor of God, and all... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 3:10-11

1 Corinthians 3:10-11. According to the grace of God This he premises, lest he should seem to ascribe any thing to himself; as a wise master-builder A skilful architect, directed by divine wisdom; I have laid the foundation Jesus Christ and him crucified, a foundation sufficient to support the whole fabric of Christianity, with all its blessed effects: and another buildeth thereon Succeeding teachers bestow further labour for your instruction and edification. But let every man ... 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 3:10

grace . App-184 . masterbuilder . Greek. architekton. Only here. have . The texts omit. foundation . Compare App-146 . another . App-124 . buildeth thereon . Greek. epoikodomeo. See Acts 20:32 . take heed = see. App-133 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:10

According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.A foundation ... The foundation which Paul laid at Corinth is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 3:11), and this was done through the faithful proclamation of the whole gospel of our Lord.Another buildeth thereon ... Although Farrar believed that "the allusion here may be to Apollos,"[14] it may be that Paul, in this new... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:10

10. grace . . . given unto me—Paul puts this first, to guard against seeming to want humility, in pronouncing himself "a WISE master builder," in the clause following [CHRYSOSTOM]. The "grace" is that "given" to him in common with all Christians (1 Corinthians 3:5), only proportioned to the work which God had for him to do [ALFORD]. wise—that is, skilful. His skill is shown in his laying a foundation. The unskilful builder lays none (1 Corinthians 3:5- :). Christ is the foundation (1... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 3:5-17

5. The role of God’s servants 3:5-17Paul turned next to a positive explanation of how his readers should view him and his fellow workers."At issue is their radically misguided perception of the nature of the church and its leadership, in this case especially the role of the teachers." [Note: Fee, The First . . ., p. 128.] "In the first place, they have not understood the nature and character of the Christian message, the true wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:18 to 1 Corinthians 3:4). In the second... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 3:10-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 3:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 3:5-17

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