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1 Corinthians 3:6–7

eI planted, fApollos watered, gbut God gave the increase. So then hneither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

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1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

I planted the seed, and Apollos watered it. But God is the One who made it grow. So the one who plants is not important, and the one who waters is not important. Only God, who makes things grow, is important.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase. So that neither the planter is anything, nor the waterer; but God the giver of the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I planted, and Apollos watered, but God made it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is important because ⸤only⸥ God makes it grow.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing it to grow. So then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who is causing it to grow.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I planted the seed. Apollos watered it. But God made it grow.

So the one who plants is not important. The one who waters is not important. It is God who makes things grow. He is the One who is important.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.

So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.


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