1 Corinthians 3:5
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
- KJV
- Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
- WEB
- Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?
- ASV
- What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.
- DARBY
- Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each.
- BLB
- Who then is Apollos? And who is Paul? Servants through whom you⁺ believed, even as the Lord gave to each.
- ÅB
- Hva er da Apollos? eller hva er Paulus? Tjenere ved hvem dere kom til troen, og det etter som Herren gav enhver.
- OTB
- Hva er Apollos? Hva er Paulus? De er tjenere gjennom hvem dere kom til tro, slik Herren tildelte hver enkelt.
- B1930
- Hvad er da Apollos? eller hvad er Paulus? Tjenere ved hvem I kom til troen, og det efter som Herren gav enhver.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 6:4
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:1
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
Read in context1 Peter 4:10
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Read in context2 Corinthians 3:6
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:10
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
Read in context2 Corinthians 3:3
Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:5
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
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