## translationWords

* [[en:tw:fire]]
* [[en:tw:foundation]]
* [[en:tw:gold]]
* [[en:tw:reveal]]
* [[en:tw:silver]]
* [[en:tw:test]]

## translationNotes

* **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: [[en:ta:vol1: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: [[en:ta:vol1: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: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])