1 Corinthians 3:13

αὐτό ABC, and Peshito. אDE, Vetus Lat. and Vulg. omit.

13. ἡ ἡμέρα. The judgment day, otherwise called ‘the day of the Lord’ as in ch. 1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Peter 3:10, &c.

ἐν πυρὶ�. It is revealed in fire, as that in which the judgment day shall consist, i.e. the fire of God’s judgment, fire being one of His many attributes (Hebrews 12:29; Deuteronomy 4:24; Deuteronomy 9:3; Psalms 50:3; Psalms 97:3; Isaiah 66:15-16; Malachi 3:2-3; 2 Thessalonians 1:8). As fire does, so does God in the end thoroughly search out and destroy all that is vile or refuse, all that is not thoroughly genuine and durable. The present tense indicates the certainty of the coming of that day, like the perfect in Hebrew. Cf. Matthew 17:11; John 4:21; John 4:23; John 4:25; John 16:2.

δοκιμάσει. This word is used with different shades of meaning in this Epistle. Here it means to test simply (like its use in Arist. Nic. Eth. III. 10, where it is used of tasting wines). In 1 Corinthians 11:28 it signifies to test yourself with a view to a satisfactory result. In ch. 1 Corinthians 16:3 it means to approve.