13Every 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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That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. …
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-15)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 ministers of Christ build. Upon this rock all the Christians found their hopes. Those that build their hopes of heaven on any other foundation build upon the sand. Other foundation can no man lay besides wh…
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