1 Corinthians 3:6,9 - Compare All Versions

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I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.

For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

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

I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow.

For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.

I planted,  Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

For we are God’s coworkers.  You are God’s field, God’s building.

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

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

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

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

Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God’s field in which we are working.

Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God’s field in which we are working.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.

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

I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.

For we are God’s fellow workers [His servants working together]; you are God’s cultivated field [His garden, His vineyard], God’s building. [Is 61:3]

I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow.

We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building.