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 have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. 10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

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

• ·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 labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
• 1 Corinthians 4:6And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
• John 4:36And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
• 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
• Psalms 62:12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
• Daniel 12:3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
• Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
• Matthew 10:41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
• Romans 2:6Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
• Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
• 2 John 1:8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we 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
• Judgment
• Minister, Christian
• Power
• Responsibility
• Reward
• Works

In the dictionaries

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• Foundation
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• Eschatology of the New Testament
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• Paul, the Apostle
• Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament
• Wisdom

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