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1 Corinthians 3

1 Cor. 3:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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If
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
any man’s
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
work
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ergon (Greek #2041)
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
KJV usage: deed, doing, labour, work.
Pronounce: er'-gon
Origin: from a primary (but obsolete) ἔργω (to work)
abide
meno (Greek #3306)
to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
KJV usage: abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
Pronounce: men'-o
Origin: a primary verb
which
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
he hath built thereupon
epoikodomeo (Greek #2026)
to build upon, i.e. (figuratively) to rear up
KJV usage: build thereon (thereupon, on, upon).
Pronounce: ep-oy-kod-om-eh'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 3618
, he shall receive
lambano (Greek #2983)
to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
KJV usage: accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
Pronounce: lam-ban'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses
a reward
misthos (Greek #3408)
pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad
KJV usage: hire, reward, wages.
Pronounce: mis-thos'
Origin: apparently a primary word
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meno (Greek #3306)
to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
KJV usage: abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
Pronounce: men'-o
Origin: a primary verb

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Ministry on This Verse

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1 Cor. 3:8• 8And he that planteth and he that watereth are one thing; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. (1 Cor. 3:8)
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1 Cor. 4:5• 5So then judge nothing prematurely until the Lord shall have come, who shall both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then shall each have his praise from God. (1 Cor. 4:5)
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Dan. 12:3•  (Dan. 12:3)
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Matt. 24:45‑47• 45Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
 46Blessed [is] that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find so doing.
 47Verily I say to you, that he will set him over all that he hath. (Matt. 24:45‑47)
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Matt. 25:21‑23• 21His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many: enter into the joy of thy lord.
 22And he also that [received] the two talents said, Lord, two talents thou deliveredst to me: behold, I gained other two talents.
 23His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many: enter into the joy of thy lord. (Matt. 25:21‑23)
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1 Thess. 2:19• 19For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? [Are] not even ye before our Lord Jesus at His coming? (1 Thess. 2:19)
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2 Tim. 4:7• 7The good combat I have combated, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept: (2 Tim. 4:7)
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1 Peter 5:1,4• 1Elders [therefore] that [are] among you I exhort that [am] fellow-elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, that [am] also partaker of the glory about to be revealed.
 4And when the Chief-shepherd is manifested, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory. (1 Peter 5:1,4)
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Rev. 2:8‑11• 8And to the angel of the church that is in Smyrna write, These things saith the first and the last, who was dead and lived:
 9I know [thy works and] thy tribulation and poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but a synagogue of Satan.
 10Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
 11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall in no wise be hurt of the second death. (Rev. 2:8‑11)
• For reward there is to cheer in the midst of present sorrow in the hope of the Lord's recompense in that day. Present reward is a danger for every soul, especially in divine things. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 3:5-15” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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If the work of any one which he has built upon the foundation shall abide, he shall receive a reward.

W. Kelly Translation

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If the work of anyone shall abide which he built on [it], he shall receive reward: