1 Corinthians 3:6 “I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.”

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

World English Bible

I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

American Standard Version

I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue planted, Apollos watred, but God gaue the increase.

Darby Translation

I have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase.

Young's Literal Translation

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;

Bible in Basic English

I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.

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Cross references

“I”

1 Corinthians 9:1 Acts 18:4–11 1 Corinthians 9:7–11 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 1 Corinthians 3:9 1 Corinthians 3:10

1 Corinthians 9:1 · BSB

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

Acts 18:4–11 · BSB

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

1 Corinthians 9:7–11 · BSB

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

1 Corinthians 15:1–11 · BSB

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

1 Corinthians 3:9 · BSB

For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:10 · BSB

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

“Apollos”

Proverbs 11:25 Acts 19:1 Acts 18:24 Acts 18:26 Acts 18:27

Proverbs 11:25 · BSB

A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

Acts 19:1 · BSB

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

Acts 18:24 · BSB

Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

Acts 18:26 · BSB

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

Acts 18:27 · BSB

When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

“God”

1 Corinthians 1:30 Psalm 92:13–15 Acts 16:14 2 Corinthians 3:2–5 Psalm 62:9 Psalm 62:11

1 Corinthians 1:30 · BSB

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

Psalm 92:13–15 · BSB

Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

Acts 16:14 · BSB

Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

2 Corinthians 3:2–5 · BSB

You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

Psalm 62:9 · BSB

Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

Psalm 62:11 · BSB

God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

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