1 Corinthians 3:7
Therefore, neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
6I have planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the increase.
Cross References
Isaiah 40:17All nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing, and vanity.
Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing before him: for he doth according to his will, I as well with the powers of heaven, as among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none that can resist his hand, and say to him: Why hast thou done it?
1 Corinthians 13:2And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Galatians 6:3For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 3:6-11
Mutual Agreement of Ministers. ( a. d. 57.) 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye… Read the whole commentary →