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1 Corinthians 3:7

HumilityGod's power and sovereigntyServing others

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.

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 are God’s building.

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BSB
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
KJV
So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
WEB
So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.
ASV
So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
DARBY
So that neither the planter is anything, nor the waterer; but God the giver of the increase.
BLB
So neither the one planting nor the one watering is anything, but [only] God, the One giving growth.
ÅB
derfor er hverken den noe som planter, eller den som vanner, men Gud som gir vekst.
OTB
Så verken den som planter eller den som vanner er av betydning, men bare Gud, som gir vekst.
B1930
derfor er hverken den noget som planter, eller den som vanner, men Gud som gir vekst.

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  • John 15:5

    I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

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  • Galatians 6:3

    For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:9

    And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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  • Psalms 115:1

    Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

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  • 1 Corinthians 13:2

    And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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  • Isaiah 40:17

    All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

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  • Daniel 4:35

    And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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  • Isaiah 41:29

    Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

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