"So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase." — 1 Corinthians 3:7

1 Corinthians 3:7 · KJV

“So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.”

— 1 Corinthians 3:7

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave 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.

1 Corinthians 3 — Context

Who then is Paul, and who {is} Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

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

So 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.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, {ye are} God's building. {husbandry: or, tillage}

Cross References

John 15:5

I am the vine, ye {are} the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. {without me: or, severed from me}

Galatians 6:3

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Psalms 115:1

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, {and} for thy truth's sake.

2 Corinthians 12:9

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

1 Corinthians 13:2

And though I have {the gift of} prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Daniel 4:35

And all the inhabitants of the earth {are} reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and {among} the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

Isaiah 40:17

All nations before him {are} as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

Isaiah 41:29

Behold, they {are} all vanity; their works {are} nothing: their molten images {are} wind and confusion.