1 Corinthians 3:6
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
In Context
7So then, neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything. But it is God who gives the growth.
Cross References
Psalms 62:9Surely men of low standing are vanity, and men of high standing are a lie; 1 they will weigh lightly in the scales; 1 weighed together, they are lighter than nothing. 1
Psalms 92:13They are planted in the house of Yahweh; 1 they flourish in the courts of our God. 1
Proverbs 11:25The generous person will prosper 1 and the one who gives water to others will have water for himself. 1
Isaiah 61:11For as the earth produces its sprouting plants, and as the garden makes its planting grow, 1 so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up in front of all the nations.
Acts 14:27When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
Acts 18:4So Paul reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath. He persuaded 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 →