A person may build on it using gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay or straw.

若有人用金、银、宝石、草木、禾秸在这根基上建造，

若有人用金银、宝石，草木、禾秸，在这根基上建造，

若有人用金银、宝石，草木、禾秸，在这根基上建造，

人们用金、银、宝石、草、木或禾秸在这根基上建造，

如果有人用金、银、宝石、草、木、禾秸，在这根基上建造，

如果有人用金、银、宝石，木、草、禾秸在那根基上建造，

若有人用金、銀、寶石、草木、禾稭在這根基上建造，

若有人用金銀、寶石，草木、禾稭，在這根基上建造，

若有人用金銀、寶石，草木、禾稭，在這根基上建造，

人們用金、銀、寶石、草、木或禾稭在這根基上建造，

如果有人用金、銀、寶石、草、木、禾稭，在這根基上建造，

人若用金銀寶石、草木禾稭、建造在這根基上——

如果有人用金、銀、寶石，木、草、禾秸在那根基上建造，

若人以金銀寶石、草木禾稿、建於基上、

如有人以金銀寶石、草木禾稿建於基上、

若有人以金銀寶石、草木禾稿、建於此基上、

人若在此基礎之上有所建築、則無論其為金也、銀也、玉也、木也、茅草也禾稿也、

If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,

Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—

Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials— gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw.

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

Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble;

If anyone builds on that foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

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

But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble,

The time will come when people won’t put up with true teaching. Instead, they will try to satisfy their own desires. They will gather a large number of teachers around them. The teachers will say what the people want to hear.

They are always learning. But they are never able to come to know the truth.

Some people enjoy pretending they aren’t proud. They worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you every little thing about what they have seen. They are proud of their useless ideas. That’s because their minds are not guided by the Holy Spirit.They aren’t connected anymore to the head, who is Christ. But the whole body grows from the head. The muscles and tendons hold the body together. And God causes it to grow.Some people still follow the basic spiritual powers of the world. But you died with Christ as far as these powers are concerned. So why do you act as if you still belong to the world? Here are the rules you follow.“ Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”Rules like these are about things that will pass away soon. They are based on merely human rules and teachings.It is true that these rules seem wise. Because of them, people give themselves over to their own kind of worship. They pretend they are humble. They treat their bodies very badly. But rules like these don’t help. They don’t stop people from chasing after sinful pleasures.

Make sure no one controls you. They will try to control you by using false reasoning that has no meaning. Their ideas depend on human teachings. They also depend on the basic spiritual powers of this world. They don’t depend on Christ.

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you astray. It is good that God’s grace makes our hearts strong. Don’t try to grow strong by eating foods that the law requires. They have no value for the people who eat them.

Stay away from godless chatter. Those who take part in it will become more and more ungodly.Their teaching will spread like a deadly sickness. Hymenaeus and Philetus are two of those teachers.They have turned away from the truth. They say that the time when people will rise from the dead has already come. They destroy the faith of some people.

“ Suffering city, you have been beaten by storms. You have not been comforted. I will rebuild you with turquoise stones. I will rebuild your foundations with lapis lazuli.I will line the top of your city wall with rubies. I will make your gates out of gleaming jewels. And I will make all your walls out of precious stones.I will teach all your children. And they will enjoy great peace.

So here’s my advice. Buy from me gold made pure by fire. Then you will become rich. Buy from me white clothes to wear. Then you will be able to cover the shame of your naked bodies. And buy from me healing lotion to put on your eyes. Then you will be able to see.

The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Let the prophet who has a dream describe the dream. But let the one who has my message speak it faithfully. Your prophets have given you straw to eat instead of grain,” announces the Lord.

Even men from your own people will rise up and twist the truth. They want to get the believers to follow them.

But keep away from foolish disagreements. Don’t argue about family histories. Don’t make trouble. Don’t fight about what the law teaches. Don’t argue about things like that. It doesn’t do any good. It doesn’t help anyone.Warn anyone who tries to get believers to separate from one another. Warn that person more than once. After that, have nothing to do with them.You can be sure that people like this are twisted and sinful. Their own actions judge them.

Evil people and pretenders will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, and others will fool them.

Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real. Your faith is worth more than gold. That’s because gold can pass away even when fire has made it pure. Your faith is meant to bring praise, honor and glory to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ returns.

Don’t add to his words. If you do, he will correct you. He will prove that you are a liar.

So they do not need to honor their father or mother with their gift. You make the word of God useless in order to follow your own teachings.You pretenders! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you. He said,“‘ These people honor me by what they say. But their hearts are far away from me.Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.’ ”( Isaiah 29:13)

They are more priceless than gold. They have greater value than huge amounts of pure gold. They are sweeter than honey that is taken from the honeycomb.

It is much better to get wisdom than gold. It is much better to choose understanding than silver.

‘ But I have a few things against you. Some of your people follow the teaching of Balaam. He taught Balak to lead the people of Israel into sin. So they ate food that had been offered to statues of gods. And they committed sexual sins.

Instead, we have given up doing secret and shameful things. We don’t twist God’s word. In fact, we do just the opposite. We present the truth plainly. In the sight of God, we make our appeal to everyone’s sense of what is right and wrong.

Choose my teaching instead of silver. Choose knowledge rather than fine gold.

Point out these things to the brothers and sisters. Then you will serve Christ Jesus well. You will show that you’ve grown in the truths of the faith. You will show that you’ve been trained by the good teaching you’ve obeyed.Don’t have anything to do with godless stories and silly tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.

I am warning you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who try to keep you from staying together. They want to trip you up. They teach you things opposite to what you have learned. Stay away from them.

In a large house there are things made out of gold and silver. But there are also things made out of wood and clay. Some have special purposes. Others have common purposes.

Suppose someone teaches something different than I have taught. Suppose that person doesn’t agree with the true teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. Suppose they don’t agree with godly teaching.

The Holy Spirit clearly says that in the last days some people will leave the faith. They will follow spirits that will fool them. They will believe things that demons will teach them.Teachings like those come from liars who pretend to be what they are not. Their sense of what is right and wrong has been destroyed. It’s as though it has been burned with a hot iron.They do not allow people to get married. They order them not to eat certain foods. But God created those foods. So people who believe and know the truth should receive them and give thanks for them.

The message as it has been taught can be trusted. He must hold firmly to it. Then he will be able to use true teaching to comfort others and build them up. He will be able to prove that people who oppose it are wrong.Many people refuse to obey God. All they do is talk about things that mean nothing. They try to fool others. No one does these things more than the circumcision group.They must be stopped. They are making trouble for entire families. They do this by teaching things they shouldn’t. They do these things to cheat people.

Unlike many people, we aren’t selling God’s word to make money. In fact, it is just the opposite. Because of Christ we speak honestly before God. We speak like people God has sent.

Instead of bronze I will bring you gold. In place of iron I will give you silver. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze. In place of stones I will give you iron. I will make peace govern you. I will make godliness rule over you.

The law you gave is worth more to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold. Yodh