¹⁰ Using the gift God gave me, I laid the foundation of that house like an expert builder. Others are building on that foundation, but all people should be careful how they build on it. ¹¹ The foundation that has already been laid is Jesus Christ, and no one can lay down any other foundation. ¹² But if people build on that foundation, using gold, silver, jewels, wood, grass, or straw, ¹³ their work will be clearly seen, because the Day of Judgment^[a] will make it visible. That Day will appear with fire, and the fire will test everyone’s work to show what sort of work it was. ¹⁴ If the building that has been put on the foundation still stands, the builder will get a reward. ¹⁵ But if the building is burned up, the builder will suffer loss. The builder will be saved, but it will be as one who escaped from a fire.