1 Corinthians 3:11 NIV

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

Other foundation can no man lay. Any "other" gospel is not merely "another," but "a different" gospel ( Galatians 1:9 ). That which is laid; rather, that is lying . It has not been placed there ( τεθέντα ) by any human bands, but lies there by the eternal will. Which is Jesus Christ . "The doctrine of Jesus Christ is the foundation of all theology; his person of all life." This is again and again inculcated in Scripture: Isaiah 28:16 , "Behold, I lay in Zion for a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The one Foundation. There was a tendency on the part of the Corinthians to exalt their favourite teachers and leaders. Such exaltation could not but be at the expense of the Lord Jesus himself. In dissuasion from such a course of Church thought and practice, the inspired Apostle Paul puts in a just and clear light the relative positions of the teachers, the taught, and the great theme of all Christian instruction. He makes use of a familiar figure of speech, based upon the common craft of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The one Foundation. It is of the personal, not the doctrinal, Christ that the apostle here speaks—of Christ, not so much as the basis of a system of religious teaching, but as himself the living Foundation of living souls. Look at this Foundation in two or three different lights. I. AS THE GROUND OF THE SINNER 'S HOPE OF SALVATION . "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other Name," etc. ( Acts 4:12 ). The apostles never diverged in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

Workmen and their works. St. Paul affirms that he had laid just such a foundation in Corinth as became a wise master builder. Like a good architect, he had made sure of a solid basis, but had the edifice in process of erection been true to the cornerstone? There was but one Foundation—Jesus Christ—and a man might build rightly or wrongly on it in the materials used. The range of substances which might be employed in the superstructure was large. Large it must needs be, for, it' the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:11

For other foundation - It is “implied” by the course of the argument here, that This was the foundation which had been laid at Corinth, and on which the church there had been reared. And it is affirmed that no other foundation can be laid. A foundation is that upon which a building is raised; the foundation of a church is the doctrine on which it is established; that is, the doctrines which its members hold - those truths which lie at the basis of their hopes, and by embracing which they have... 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 3:11

no man = no one. Greek. oudeis. than = beside. App-104 . Jesus Christ . App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:11

For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.In Matthew 16:15, Jesus declared that his church would be built upon the rock, and here is revealed what the rock is; it is Christ. "Paul said that Christ is the only foundation that can be laid."[16] No man may begin anywhere else. "This is still worthy of emphasis in a day when so many build their `Christianity' without Christ, on a foundation of good works, humanism or science."[17] Of course, this is not the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:11

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 3:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:11

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