1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

In Context

5Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but ministers through whom ye believed, and that as the Lord gave to each?

7So then, neither he that planteth nor he that watereth is anything, but God that giveth the growth.

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Cross References

Psalms 62:9Truly men of low degree are vanity, And men of high degree are a lie; Placed in the balance, They are all lighter than vanity.

Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, They shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Proverbs 11:25The bountiful man shall be enriched, And he that watereth shall himself be watered.

Isaiah 61:11For as the earth putteth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its plants to spring forth, So shall the Lord Jehovah cause salvation to spring forth; And praise before all the nations.

Acts 14:27And when they had arrived and had gathered the church together, they related what great things God had wrought with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the gentiles.

Acts 18:4And he discoursed in the synagogue every sabbath, and endeavored to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

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 →

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