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Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Or, si quelqu'un bâtit sur ce fondement avec de l'or, de l'argent, des pierres précieuses, du bois, du foin, du chaume,

KJV

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

Patristic reading

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  • Eusebius of Caesarea

    Historia Ecclesiastica

    τικὸς καὶ ἐπιλογιστικὸς τυγχάνων τήν <τε> τῶν αὐτῷ ψυχῶν εὖ διαγινώσκων καὶ φυλοκρινῶν διάνοιαν, Cf. 1 Cor. 3,12 ἐκ πρώτης ὡς εἰπεῖν ἡμέρας οἰκοδομῶν οὔπω καὶ εἰς δεῦρο πέπαυται, τοτὲ μὲν διαυγῆ τὸν χρυσόν, τοτὲ δὲ δόκιμον καὶ καθαρὸν τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ τοὺς τιμίους καὶ πολυτελεῖς λ…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    tain in the soul? (2) Of the different kinds of venial sin, as denoted by "wood," "hay," "stubble" ( 1 Cor. 3:12 ); (3) Whether man could sin venially in the state of innocence? (4) Whether a good or a wicked angel can sin venially? (5) Whether the movements of unbelievers are ve…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    s are unsuitably designated as "wood," "hay," and "stubble." Because wood hay and stubble are said ( 1 Cor. 3:12 ) to be built on a spiritual foundation. Now venial sins are something outside a spiritual foundation, even as false opinions are outside the pale of science. Therefor…

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