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

God gave the increase (comp. 1 Corinthians 15:10; 2 Corinthians 3:5). The thought of every true teacher always is, "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise" ( Psalm 115:1 ).

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

1 Corinthians 3:6 Context. 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? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every ...

2024年6月21日 · What is 1 Corinthians 3:6 about? This verse beautifully illustrates the relationship between our faith and the work we do in service to God. God works in our lives to cultivate and nurture our faith, just as a farmer tends to his field, planting the seeds and nurturing them as they grow.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.

1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.... Read verse in New International Version

International Standard Version I planted, Apollos watered, but God kept everything growing. American Standard Version I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:6-7. Statement of the difference in the διακονία of the two, and of the success of the ministry of both as dependent upon God, so that no one at all had any independent standing, but only God. Therewith Paul proceeds to point out the impropriety of the party-relation which men had taken up towards the two teachers.

What does 1 Corinthians 3:6 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.