Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 3:5-9

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

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

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

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

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

9 For 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

What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular then οὖν G3767 Conjunction is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Apollos Ἀπολλῶς G625 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular And δέ G1161 Conjunction what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Paul Παῦλος G3972 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [They are] servants διάκονοι G1249 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural through δι’ G1223 Preposition whom ὧν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural you believed ἐπιστεύσατε G4100 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction as ὡς G5613 Adverb the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Lord Κύριος G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular has assigned ἔδωκεν G1325 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to each [ his role ] ἑκάστῳ G1538 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular planted [the seed] ἐφύτευσα G5452 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular [and] Apollos Ἀπολλῶς G625 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular watered [it] ἐπότισεν G4222 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular made [ it ] grow ηὔξανεν G837 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 7

Original words

So ὥστε G5620 Conjunction neither οὔτε G3777 Conjunction he who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular plants φυτεύων G5452 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular nor οὔτε G3777 Conjunction he who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular waters ποτίζων G4222 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστίν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular anything τι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular but [only] ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction God Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular makes [things] grow αὐξάνων G837 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction He who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular plants φυτεύων G5452 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction he who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular waters ποτίζων G4222 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular are εἰσιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural one [ in purpose ] ἕν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular and δὲ G1161 Conjunction each ἕκαστος G1538 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular will be rewarded λήμψεται G2983 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular . . . ἴδιον G2398 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular . . . μισθὸν G3408 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular according to κατὰ G2596 Preposition [his] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular own ἴδιον G2398 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular labor κόπον G2873 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally are one
Verse 9

Original words

For γάρ G1063 Conjunction we are ἐσμεν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular fellow workers συνεργοί G4904 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural you are ἐστε G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular field γεώργιον G1091 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular building οἰκοδομή G3619 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

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