1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 3:6–8

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. ⁸He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose ,^a and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.

Footnotes

a 3:8 Literally are one

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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

1 Corinthians 3:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
plants	φυτεύων	phyteuōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5452 I plant
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
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
are	εἰσιν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
one	ἕν	hen	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1520 one
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
each	ἕκαστος	hekastos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1538 each, every one
will be rewarded	λήμψεται	lēmpsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2983 I receive, take
according to	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
own	ἴδιον	idion	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
labor	κόπον	kopon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2873 trouble, toil, labor

Cross-references

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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

1 Corinthians 3:8 Romans 2:6 · Matthew 16:27 · Psalm 62:12 · 2 John 1:8 · John 4:36–38 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Revelation 22:12 · 1 Peter 5:4 · Galatians 6:4 · Matthew 5:11–12 · 1 Corinthians 3:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.