Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 3:5-9

God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple

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5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.

9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

WhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularthenοὖνG3767ConjunctionisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularApollosἈπολλῶςG625Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularAndδέG1161ConjunctionwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[They are] servantsδιάκονοιG1249Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralthroughδι’G1223PrepositionwhomὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Pluralyou believedἐπιστεύσατεG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionasὡςG5613AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas assignedἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto each [ his role ]ἑκάστῳG1538Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

IἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularplanted [the seed]ἐφύτευσαG5452Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[and] ApollosἈπολλῶςG625Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwatered [it]ἐπότισενG4222Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularmade [ it ] growηὔξανενG837Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 7

Original words

SoὥστεG5620ConjunctionneitherοὔτεG3777Conjunctionhe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularplantsφυτεύωνG5452Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularnorοὔτεG3777Conjunctionhe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwatersποτίζωνG4222Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularanythingτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singularbut [only]ἀλλ’G235ConjunctionGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularmakes [things] growαὐξάνωνG837Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionHe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularplantsφυτεύωνG5452Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwatersποτίζωνG4222Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralone [ in purpose ]ἕνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctioneachἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwill be rewardedλήμψεταιG2983Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .ἴδιονG2398Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .μισθὸνG3408Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[his]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularownἴδιονG2398Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularlaborκόπονG2873Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally are one
Verse 9

Original words

ForγάρG1063Conjunctionwe areἐσμενG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularfellow workersσυνεργοίG4904Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralyou areἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularfieldγεώργιονG1091Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbuildingοἰκοδομήG3619Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

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