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Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold,silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw
The building materials used to build a new building are being compared to the spiritual values used to build a person's behavior and activities during his lifetime. AT: "whether a person builds with expensive, durable materials or cheap, flammable materials". (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
precious stones
"expensive stones."
his work will be revealed, for the daylight will reveal it.
Just as daylight reveals the construction worker's efforts, so will the light of God's presence will reveal the quality of a man's efforts and activities. AT: "daylight will show the quality of his work". (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor).
For it will be revealed in fire; the fire will test the quality of what each one had done.
Just as Fire will reveal the strengths or destroy the weaknesses of a building, God's fire will judge man's efforts and activities. AT: "Fire will show the quality of his work." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)