10. grace . . . given unto me —Paul puts this first, to guard against seeming to want humility, in pronouncing himself "a WISE master builder," in the clause following [CHRYSOSTOM]. The "grace" is that "given" to him in common with all Christians ( 1 Corinthians 3:5 ), only proportioned to the work which God had for him to do [ALFORD]. wise —that is, skilful. His skill is shown in his laying a foundation. The unskilful builder lays none ( 1 Corinthians 3:5- : ). Christ is the foundation ( 1 Corinthians 3:5- : ). another —who ever comes after me. He does not name Apollos; for he speaks generally of all successors, whoever they be. His warning, "Let every man (every teacher ) take heed how," c., refers to other successors rather than Apollos, who doubtless did not, as they, build wood, hay, &c., on the foundation (compare 1 Corinthians 3:5- : ). "I have done my part, let them who follow me see (so the Greek for 'take heed') to theirs" [BENGEL]. how —with what material [ALFORD]. How far wisely, and in builder-like style ( 1 Corinthians 3:5- : ). buildeth thereupon —Here the building or superstructure raised on Christ the "foundation," laid by Paul ( 1 Corinthians 3:5- : ) is not, as in Ephesians 2:20 Ephesians 2:21 , the Christian Church made up of believers, the "lively stones" ( Ephesians 2:21- : ), but the doctrinal and practical teaching which the teachers who succeeded Paul, superadded to his first teaching; not that they taught what was false, but their teaching was subtle and speculative reasoning, rather than solid and simple truth. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-11" class="com-number"
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