The New English Bible renders this verse: “If a man’s building stands, he will be rewarded; if it burns, he will have to bear the loss; and yet he will escape with his life, as one might from a fire. ”
Vincenta Strelēvica Jaunajā derībā šis pants skan: ” Ja kāda darbs, ko tas cēlis, pastāvēs, tas saņems algu. Ja kāda darbs sadegs, tas cietīs zaudējumu, bet pats tiks pestīts, bet gan kā caur uguni. ”