1 Corinthians 3:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 3:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 3:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 3:12 — KJV
“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;”
— 1 Corinthians 3:12 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 3:12 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 3:12
“Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:12: now, gold, silver
“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, thyine: or, sweet”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:12: gold, silver, precious
“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:12: any, gold, precious
“And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:12: any, gold, precious
“And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; pleasant...: Heb. instruments of desire”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:12: gold, silver, precious
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