1 Corinthians 3:10

According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as. wise masterbuilder. laid. foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.

'According to the grace of God which was given unto me' -'In His love God gave me. work to do.' (Beck) The unmerited favor shown to Paul in appointing him to be an apostle, to speak by inspiration, to establish churches. (1 Corinthians 15:10 'But by the grace of God. am what. am'; Ephesians 3:8)

'as. wise masterbuilder' -'In the case of the Corinthians, Paul was the one who laid the foundation. He has no doubt that he did wisely what the Master had entrusted him to do. At this point Paul is drawing. distinction between himself as the "founder" of this particular congregation and those who carry on the work with that assembly. He did his job wisely. Those who continue the work need to do theirs likewise.' [Note:. McGuiggan p. 52]

Paul was. wise master builder, or. skillful architect, in the sense that he KNEW THE RIGHT FOUNDATION TO LAY.

'I laid. foundation' -The foundation that Paul laid was Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 3:11). The church isn't founded upon the apostles, rather they were the ones who through preaching laid the foundation. (Ephesians 2:20) Simply another way of saying, "I planted."

'another buildeth thereon' -referring to those like Apollos who had and would continue to work with the church in Corinth.

'But let each man take how he buildeth thereon' -'Whoever he is, let him be careful how he builds' (Mof).

'Some interpretations of 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 tend to place absolutely no responsibility on the preacher for whether what he builds on the foundation is gold, silver.....The warning, "Let every man take heed how he buildeth thereon", necessitates that whatever interpretation one places upon these verses must be one which harmonizes with the fact that the preacher (or leading elements in Corinth) is to some degree responsible for using the proper material to build upon the foundation of Christ.' [Note:. Willis p. 107]