# 1 Corinthians 3.11
**Book:** [1 Corinthians](/codex/1-corinthians/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 9. For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building. 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.
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> **11. For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.**
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> 12. But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble; 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. (1 Corinthians 3:9-13, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 9. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building. 10. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.
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> **11. For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.**
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> 12. But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble; 13. each man’s work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man’s work is. (1 Corinthians 3:9-13, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 9. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. husbandry: or, tillage 10. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
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> **11. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.**
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> 12. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13. Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. it shall be: Gr. it is (1 Corinthians 3:9-13, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 9. for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are. 10. According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, a foundation I have laid, and another doth build on [it],
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> **11. for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ;**
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> 12. and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw 13. of each the work shall become manifest, for the day shall declare [it], because in fire it is revealed, and the work of each, what kind it is, the fire shall prove; (1 Corinthians 3:9-13, YLT)
## Setting
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
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## Quoted in
**Concepts:**
- [Accountability Under Grace](/codex/accountability-under-grace/), via [1 Corinthians 3.10-15](/codex/1-corinthians-3-10-15/)
## Notes
_Your annotations._
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.