- Bible
- 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 3
- Verse 11
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
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Gill's Exposition
For other foundation can no man lay,.... Men may attempt to lay other foundations than Christ, and build upon them, but to no purpose; they will be of no avail; all besides him are sandy foundations;…
Barnes' Notes
For other foundation - It is “implied” by the course of the argument here, that This was the foundation which had been laid at Corinth, and on which the church there had been reared. And it is…
Adam Clarke
Other foundation can no man lay - I do not speak particularly concerning the foundation of this spiritual building; it can have no other foundation than Jesus Christ: there cannot be two opinions on…
Here the apostle informs us what foundation he had laid at the bottom of all his labours among them - even Jesus Christ, the chief corner-stone, Eph 2:20. Upon this foundation all the faithful…
Cambridge Bible
than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ "He does not say τεθέντα, laid, but κείμενον, lying, of His own accord." Wordsworth. There is a reference here to the prophecy in Isa 28:16, which is quoted…
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