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.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
l'oeuvre de chacun sera manifestée; car le jour la fera connaître, parce qu'elle se révèlera dans le feu, et le feu éprouvera ce qu'est l'oeuvre de chacun.
KJV
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.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
e sons of Levi," says that "it is a fire consuming the wicked and refining the good"; and a gloss on 1 Cor. 3:13, "Fire shall try every man's work," says: "We read that there will be a twofold fire, one that will cleanse the elect and will precede the judgment, another that will…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
Now no other punishment but that of fire is stated to be in purgatory, as appears from the words of 1 Cor. 3:13 : "The fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is." Therefore neither in hell will there be a punishment other than of fire. Objection 3: Further, variety of p…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
hereafter with fire; as the Apostle speaks, “Fire shall try every man’s work, of what sort it is.” [ 1 Cor 3:13 ] [ed. note, e: The fire here spoken of is interpreted by S. Austin, (Enchir. 68) and Pope Gregory, (Dial. iv. 40) of the “troubles of this life;” by S. Ambrose, (in Ps…
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