1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 3:6–7
6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. 7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
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1 Corinthians 3:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| planted | ἐφύτευσα | ephyteusa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5452 I plant |
| Apollos | Ἀπολλῶς | Apollōs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G625 Apollos |
| watered | ἐπότισεν | epotisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4222 I cause to drink, give to drink |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| made | ηὔξανεν | ēuxanen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow |
1 Corinthians 3:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| neither | οὔτε | oute | Conjunction | G3777 and not, neither, nor |
| he who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| plants | φυτεύων | phyteuōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5452 I plant |
| nor | οὔτε | oute | Conjunction | G3777 and not, neither, nor |
| he who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| waters | ποτίζων | potizōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4222 I cause to drink, give to drink |
| is | ἐστίν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| anything | τι | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| but | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| God | Θεός | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| makes | αὐξάνων | auxanōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 3:6 1 Corinthians 3:9–10 · Proverbs 11:25 · 2 Corinthians 10:14–15 · 1 Corinthians 9:1 · Acts 18:4–11 · 1 Corinthians 1:30 · Isaiah 55:10–11 · Acts 19:1 · Acts 18:26–27 · 1 Corinthians 4:14–15 · Psalm 92:13–15 · 2 Corinthians 3:2–5
1 Corinthians 3:7 John 15:5 · Galatians 6:3 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Psalm 115:1 · 1 Corinthians 13:2 · Daniel 4:35 · Isaiah 40:17 · Isaiah 41:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.