1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 3:9–11
9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. 11For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Corinthians 3:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| we are | ἐσμεν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| fellow workers | συνεργοί | synergoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4904 a fellow worker |
| you are | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| field | γεώργιον | geōrgion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1091 a tilled field |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| building | οἰκοδομή | oikodomē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3619 the act of building, a building, edification |
1 Corinthians 3:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By | Κατὰ | Kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| grace | χάριν | charin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has given | δοθεῖσάν | dotheisan | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| I laid | ἔθηκα | ethēka | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5087 I put, place |
| foundation | θεμέλιον | themelion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2310 belonging to the foundation |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| an expert | σοφὸς | sophos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4680 wise |
| builder | ἀρχιτέκτων | architektōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G753 master-builder |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| someone else | ἄλλος | allos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G243 other, another, different |
| is building on | ἐποικοδομεῖ | epoikodomei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2026 I build upon a foundation |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| each one | ἕκαστος | hekastos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1538 each, every one |
| must be careful | βλεπέτω | blepetō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G991 I look, see |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| he builds | ἐποικοδομεῖ | epoikodomei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2026 I build upon a foundation |
1 Corinthians 3:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| no one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| lay | θεῖναι | theinai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G5087 I put, place |
| a | ἄλλον | allon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G243 other, another, different |
| foundation | θεμέλιον | themelion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2310 belonging to the foundation |
| other than | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| already laid | κείμενον | keimenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2749 I lie, recline, am laid |
| which | ὅς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Christ | Χριστός | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 3:9 1 Peter 2:5 · Ephesians 2:20–22 · 2 Corinthians 6:1 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · Mark 16:20 · Ephesians 2:10 · Isaiah 61:11 · Matthew 9:37 · 1 Corinthians 6:19 · John 4:35–38 · John 15:1–8 · 1 Corinthians 3:6
1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Corinthians 3:11 · Ephesians 2:20 · Romans 15:20 · Daniel 12:3 · Matthew 24:45 · 1 Peter 4:11 · Revelation 21:19 · Matthew 7:24 · 1 Corinthians 9:2 · 1 Corinthians 3:5–6 · Colossians 4:17 · Acts 18:27
1 Corinthians 3:11 Ephesians 2:20 · Isaiah 28:16 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · Acts 4:11–12 · 1 Peter 2:6–8 · Matthew 16:18 · Galatians 1:7–9 · 2 Corinthians 11:2–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.