1 Corinthians 3:8

Now in aim and purpose the planter and the waterer are one; and yet each will receive his own special reward, answering to his own special work.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

In Context

7So that neither the planter nor the waterer is of any importance. God who gives the increase is all in all.

9Apollos and I are simply fellow workers for and with God, and you are *God's* field-- *God's* building.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:41Every one who receives a prophet, because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and every one who receives a righteous man, because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous man's reward.

Luke 19:19"So he said to this one also, "`And you, be the governor of five towns.'

Romans 2:6To each man He will make an award corresponding to his actions;

1 Corinthians 3:14If any one's work--the building which he has erected--stands the test, he will be rewarded.

1 Corinthians 9:17And if I preach willingly, I receive my wages; but if against my will, a stewardship has nevertheless been entrusted to me.

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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