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1 Corinthians 3:7

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

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ASV

So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὥστεhōsteSoG5620 →
οὔτεouteneitherG3777 →
ὁhothe [one]G3588 →
φυτεύωνphuteuōnplantingG5452 →
ἐστίνestinisG1510 →
τιtianythingG5100 →
οὔτεoutenorG3777 →
ὁhothe [one]G3588 →
ποτίζων,potizōnwatering,G4222 →
ἀλλ᾽all᾽but [only]G235 →
ὁhothe [One]G3588 →
αὐξάνωνauxanōngiving growth —G837 →
θεός·theosGod;G2316 →

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Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.Psalms 90:17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!John 15:5I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.Galatians 6:3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.Psalms 115:1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.Galatians 5:26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.1 Corinthians 12:6There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.1 Corinthians 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.Psalms 104:14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:Psalms 107:37They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”Isaiah 40:17All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.Isaiah 41:29See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.1 Corinthians 15:38But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.Joel 2:22Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.John 21:3Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.

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