1 Corinthians 3:7

Easy To Read Version

So the person that plants is not important, and the person that waters is not important. Only God is important, because he is the One who makes things grow.

Cross References

Psalm 115:1

Lord, we should not receive any honor.\par The honor belongs to you.\par The honor is yours because of your love\par and because we can trust you.\par

Psalm 90:17

May our God and Master be kind to us.\par May everything we do provide for us,\par and may God provide everything we do. {\cf2\super [517]} \par

Isaiah 40:17

Compared to God,\par all the nations of the world are nothing.\par Compared to God,\par all the nations are worth nothing at all.\par

Isaiah 41:29

All of those gods are less than nothing!\par They can’t do anything!\par Those statues are absolutely worthless!\par

Daniel 4:35

People on earth are not truly important.\par God does what he wants\par with the powers of heaven\par and the people on earth.\par No one can stop his powerful hand!\par No one can question the things he does!\par

John 15:5

“I am the vine and you are the branches. If a person continues in me and I continue in that person, then that person will make much fruit. But without me that person can do nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:2

I may have the gift of prophecy {\cf2\super [93]} ; I may understand all the secret things \{of God\} and know everything; and I may have faith so great that I can move mountains. But even with all these things, if I don’t have love, then I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seed (teaching) and Apollos watered it. But God is the One who made the seed grow.

1 Corinthians 3:8

The person that plants and the person that waters have the same purpose. And each person will be rewarded for his own work.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have been \{talking like\} a fool. But you made me do it. You people are the ones who should say good things about me. I am worth nothing, but those “great apostles {\cf2\super [46]} ” are not worth any more than I am!

2 Corinthians 12:9

But the Lord said to me, “My grace (kindness) is enough for you. When you are weak, then my power is made perfect in you.” So I am very happy to boast about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me.

Galatians 6:3

If a person thinks that he is important when he is really not important, he is only fooling himself.