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1 Corinthians 3:13

his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

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ASV

each man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man’s work of what sort it is.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἑκάστουhekastouof eachG1538 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ἔργονergonworkG2041 →
φανερὸνphaneronmanifestG5318 →
γενήσεται·genēsetaiwill become;G1096 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ἡμέραhēmeradayG2250 →
δηλώσει,dēlōseiwill disclose [it],G1213 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
πυρὶpurifireG4442 →
ἀποκαλύπτεται,apokaluptetaiit is revealed,G601 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἑκάστουhekastouof eachG1538 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ἔργονergonworkG2041 →
ὁποῖόνhopoionwhat sortG3697 →
ἐστινestinit isG1510 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
πῦρpurfireG4442 →
αὐτὸautoitselfG846 →
δοκιμάσει.dokimaseiwill prove.G1381 →

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1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.1 Corinthians 3:14–15If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.Romans 2:16on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.2 Thessalonians 1:7–10and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angelsMatthew 7:27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”1 Corinthians 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.Malachi 3:17“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.Romans 2:5But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.2 Timothy 1:18May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.Hebrews 10:25Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.Daniel 5:27TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.Genesis 1:5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.Jeremiah 23:29“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”

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