1 Corinthians 3:11
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Cross-reference
In 1 Corinthians 3:10, Paul lays the foundation; verse 11 identifies that foundation as Christ—direct contextual clarification.
Isaiah 28:16 prophesies a precious cornerstone laid in Zion, which Paul identifies as Christ—the only foundation in 1 Cor 3:11.
Acts 4:12 reinforces this exclusivity — salvation is found in no other name. Both assert Christ as the sole foundation.
In 2 Corinthians 11:2-4, Paul warns against a different Jesus or gospel — the danger of building on a different foundation.
Galatians 1:7-9 curses anyone preaching a different gospel — same threat of departing from the one foundation.
Ephesians 2:20 expands the metaphor: the foundation is the apostles and prophets, with Christ as the chief cornerstone.
1 Peter 2:6-8 identifies Christ as the cornerstone — believers rest on him, but unbelievers stumble over that same foundation.
Ezekiel 13:14 depicts God demolishing a false foundation — contrasting with the secure, divinely laid foundation of Christ.
In Matthew 7:24, building on rock echoes the same foundation metaphor—obedience to Christ's words parallels Christ himself as the foundation.
In Revelation 21:14, the New Jerusalem has twelve foundations (apostles)—contrasting with the one foundation (Christ) here, yet complementary.