1 Corinthians 3:12

3:12 If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, ¹ 

1 Corinthians 10:30

10:30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed for the food ²  that I give thanks for?

1 Corinthians 11:11

11:11 In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

1 Corinthians 15:43

15:43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

1 Corinthians 16:9

16:9 because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, ³  but there are many opponents.

¹ sn The various materials described here, both valuable (gold, silver, precious stones) and worthless (wood, hay, or straw) refer to the quality of work built on the foundation, or possibly to the motivation of those doing the building. The materials themselves have been understood (1) as deeds or (2) as people (since ultimately the passage is addressing those who minister to others).

² tn Grk “about that for which”; the referent (the food) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “for a door has opened wide to me, great and effective.”