1 Corinthians 3:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
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“For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 3:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
- Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Acts 4:11This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- 2 Corinthians 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
- Galatians 1:7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
- Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- 1 Peter 2:6For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
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