1 Corinthians 3:8

1 Corinthians 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
• New International Version (NIV)The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Context of 1 Corinthians 3:8

6I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow. 7So neither the one who plants counts for anything, nor the one who waters, but God who causes the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward according to his work. 9We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building. 10According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 3:8 word by word

ὁ φυτεύων δὲ καὶ ὁ ποτίζων ἕν εἰσιν, ἕκαστος δὲ τὸν ἴδιον μισθὸν λήμψεται κατὰ τὸν ἴδιον κόπον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• plantethφυτεύωphuteuō · to plantG5452
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• waterethποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• shall receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• rewardμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• labourκόποςkopos · laborG2873

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 3:8

• 1 Corinthians 3:9We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building.
• 1 Corinthians 4:6I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn “not to go beyond what is written,” so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.
• John 4:36The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
• 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
• Psalms 62:12and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.
• Daniel 12:3But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.
• Matthew 5:11“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.
• Matthew 10:41Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.
• Romans 2:6He will reward each one according to his works:
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
• 1 Peter 5:4Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
• 2 John 1:8Watch out, so that you do not lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He that planteth and he that watereth are one - Both Paul and Apollos have received the same doctrine, preach the same doctrine, and labor to promote the glory of God in the salvation of your souls. Why should you be divided with respect to Paul and Apollos, while these apostles are intimately One in spirit, design, and operation? According to his own labor - God does not reward his servants according to the success of their labor, because that depends on…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Are one - ̔́ ̓ hen eisinThey are not the same person; but they are one in the following respects: (1) They are united in reference to the same work. Though they are engaged in different things - for planting and watering are different kinds of work, yet it is one in regard to the end to be gained. The employments do not at all clash, but tend to the same end. It is not as if one planted, and the other was engaged in pulling up. (2) their work is one…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 The ministers about whom the Corinthians contended, were only instruments used by God. We should not put ministers into the place of God. He that planteth and he that watereth are one, employed by one Master, trusted with the same revelation, busied in one work, and engaged in one design. They have their different gifts from one and the same Spirit, for the very same purposes; and should carry on the same design heartily. Those who work hardest…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-9It is wrong to proudly identify as a follower of a human teacher because God does the real work of redemption. He deserves the honor. They are servants: See 2 Corinthians 4:5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. one--essentially in their aim they are one, engaged in one and the same ministry; therefore they ought not to be made by you the occasion of forming separate parties. and every man--rather "but every man." Though in their service or ministry, they are essentially "one," yet every minister is separately responsible in "his own" work, and "shall receive his own (emphatically repeated) reward, according to his own labor." The reward is something over and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 3:8

• Irrigation
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• Minister, Christian
• Power
• Responsibility
• Reward
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings