1 Corinthians 3:11

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For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 2:20 : 20 because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”
  • 1 Pet 2:6-8 : 6 For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.” 7 So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, 8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
  • Gal 1:7-9 : 7 not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we(or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell! 9 As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!
  • Acts 4:11-12 : 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.”
  • 2 Cor 11:2-4 : 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. 3 But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 3:9-10
    2 verses
    86%

    9We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building.

    10According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

  • 1 Cor 3:12-14
    3 verses
    83%

    12If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

    13each builder’s work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.

    14If what someone has built survives, he will receive a reward.

  • Eph 2:20-22
    3 verses
    79%

    20because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

    21In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

    22in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

  • Acts 4:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.

    12And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.”

  • Rom 15:20
    75%

    20And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,

  • Isa 28:16
    73%

    16Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.

  • 2 Tim 2:19
    73%

    19However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”

  • 1 Pet 2:4-7
    4 verses
    73%

    4A Living Stone, a Chosen People So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

    5you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

    6For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.”

    7So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,

  • Heb 3:4
    72%

    4For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.

  • Luke 6:48
    71%

    48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.

  • Job 38:6
    70%

    6On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone–

  • Luke 14:29
    70%

    29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him.

  • Matt 7:24-25
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    24Hearing and Doing“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

    25The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation had been laid on rock.

  • Ps 24:2
    69%

    2For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.

  • 1 Tim 6:19
    69%

    19In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    68%

    17If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.

  • 1 Cor 1:12-13
    2 verses
    68%

    12Now I mean this, that each of you is saying,“I am with Paul,” or“I am with Apollos,” or“I am with Cephas,” or“I am with Christ.”

    13Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul?

  • 1 Cor 2:2
    68%

    2For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

  • 1 Cor 3:5-7
    3 verses
    68%

    5What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.

    6I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow.

    7So neither the one who plants counts for anything, nor the one who waters, but God who causes the growth.

  • Mark 12:10
    68%

    10Have you not read this scripture:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

  • Ps 118:22
    68%

    22The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.

  • Heb 6:1
    68%

    1Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

  • Eph 3:17
    68%

    17that Christ will dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

  • Ps 11:3
    67%

    3When the foundations are destroyed, what can the godly accomplish?”

  • Eph 3:11
    67%

    11This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

  • Ps 87:1
    67%

    1Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The LORD’s city is in the holy hills.

  • Ps 104:5
    67%

    5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be moved.

  • Luke 20:17
    67%

    17But Jesus looked straight at them and said,“Then what is the meaning of that which is written:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

  • 1 Cor 15:11
    67%

    11Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
    67%

    10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

  • 2 Cor 11:4
    67%

    4For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough!

  • Gal 2:18
    67%

    18But if I build up again those things I once destroyed, I demonstrate that I am one who breaks God’s law.

  • Matt 21:42
    67%

    42Jesus said to them,“Have you never read in the scriptures:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

  • 1 Cor 1:30
    67%

    30He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

  • Matt 16:18
    66%

    18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

  • Gal 1:7
    66%

    7not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.

  • Col 2:7
    66%

    7rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.