KJV King James Version
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 3:15
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
WEB World English Bible
If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.
ASV American Standard Version
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
if of any the work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; and himself shall be saved, but so as through fire.
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 3
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.
14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
εἴG1487 · eiifτινοςG5100 · tisoneτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔργονG2041 · ergonworkκατακαήσεται,G2618 · katakaiōto burnζημιωθήσεται,G2210 · zēmioōto loseαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heδὲG1161 · dethenσωθήσεταιG4982 · sōzōto saveοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)δὲG1161 · dethenὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofπυρός.¶G4442 · purfire
Cross-references
2 John 1:8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.1 Corinthians 3:12-13Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;Jude 1:23And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.Revelation 3:18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.1 Peter 4:18And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?Zechariah 3:2And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: [is] not this a brand plucked out of the fire?Psalm 66:12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy [place].Amos 4:11I have overthrown [some] of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.Acts 27:21But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.Acts 27:44And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces] of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
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