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1 Corinthians 3:5-7
New English Translation
1 Corinthians 3:5-7
New English Translation
5 What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.[a] 6 I planted,[b] Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow. 7 So neither the one who plants counts for anything,[c] nor the one who waters, but God who causes the growth.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:5 tn Grk “and to each as the Lord gave.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:6 sn The expression I planted is generally taken to mean that Paul founded the church at Corinth. Later Apollos had a significant ministry there (watered). See also v. 10.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7 tn Grk “is anything.”
1 Corinthians 3:5-7
King James Version
1 Corinthians 3:5-7
King James Version
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.
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1 Corinthians 3:5-7
New International Version
1 Corinthians 3:5-7
New International Version
5 What, after all, is Apollos?(A) And what is Paul? Only servants,(B) through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed,(C) Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
1 Corinthians 3:5-7
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 3:5-7
New King James Version
Watering, Working, Warning
5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but (A)ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? 6 (B)I planted, (C)Apollos watered, (D)but God gave the increase. 7 So then (E)neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.
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