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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work.

Context of 1 Corinthians 3:8

6I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. 9For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. 10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.

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 3:9For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.
• 1 Corinthians 4:6Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.
• John 4:36Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
• 1 Corinthians 9:17If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Psalms 62:12and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
• Daniel 12:3Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
• Matthew 5:11“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
• Matthew 10:41Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
• Romans 2:6God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
• Hebrews 6:10God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
• 2 John 1:8Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.

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

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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