1 Corinthians 3:12
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;”
τίμιος
Precious, valuable, held in honour. Timios. The precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish. The blood of Jesus is of infinite value. It paid for everything.
ξύλον
wood,
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ξύλον
Tree, wood, timber. Xulon. He bore our sins in His body on the tree. The curse that came through a tree was reversed at a tree. That is the grace of God.
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ἐποικοδομέω
builds
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ἐποικοδομέω
To build upon, to construct further. Built up in Him. The Christian life is not static. It is a constant building upward into greater maturity.
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θεμέλιος
foundation
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θεμέλιος
something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
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χόρτος
hay,
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χόρτος
a "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
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χρυσός
gold,
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χρυσός
gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
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καλάμη
straw,
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καλάμη
a stalk of grain, i.e. (collectively) stubble
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λίθος
stones
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λίθος
a stone (literally or figuratively)
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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