1 Corinthians 3:8
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.
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
- KJV
- Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
- WEB
- Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
- ASV
- Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.
- DARBY
- But the planter and the waterer are one; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
- BLB
- Now the one planting and the one watering are one, and each will receive [his] own reward according to [his] own labor.
- ÅB
- Men den som planter, og den som vanner, er ett; dog skal enhver av dem få sin egen lønn etter sitt eget arbeid.
- OTB
- Nå har den som planter og den som vanner ett formål, og hver vil bli belønnet etter sitt eget arbeid.
- B1930
- Men den som planter, og den som vanner, er ett; dog skal enhver av dem få sin egen lønn efter sitt eget arbeid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 2:6
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
Read in contextPsalms 62:12
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Read in context2 John 1:8
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
Read in contextJohn 4:36–38
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
Read in contextMatthew 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Read in contextGalatians 6:7–8
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Read in contextRevelation 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
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