1 Corinthians 3:15

If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss [if a teacher's disciples endure the test of judgment, he shall receive a reward, of which his converts will be at least a part (1 Thessalonians 2:19; Philippians 2:16); but if his disciples do not stand that test, he shall of course lose whatever property he had in them, and perhaps more-- 2 John 1:8]: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire. [The teacher may of course be saved independently of his disciples, for salvation is a gift and not a reward; but he will be saved as a steward who has lost the things of his stewardship; as a tenant who has had his harvest burned, or as a contractor whose structure has gone up in flames: see 1 Corinthians 3:9]