1 Corinthians 3:7

New International Reader's Version

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 important one.

Cross References

Psalm 115:1

Lord, may glory be given to you, not to us. You are loving and faithful.

Psalm 90:17

May the Lord our God always be pleased with us. Lord, make what we do succeed. Please make what we do succeed.

Isaiah 40:17

To him, all the nations don’t amount to anything. He considers them to be worthless. In fact, they are less than nothing in his sight.

Isaiah 41:29

So they are not really gods at all. What they do does not amount to anything. They are as useless as wind.

Daniel 4:35

He considers all the nations on earth to be nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven. He does what he wants with the nations of the earth. No one can hold back his hand. No one can say to him, “What have you done?”

John 15:5

“I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain joined to me, and I to you, you will bear a lot of fruit. You can’t do anything without me.

1 Corinthians 13:2

Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I am nothing at all.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seed. Apollos watered it. But God has been making it grow.

1 Corinthians 3:8

The one who plants and the one who waters have the same purpose. The Lord will give each of them a reward for their work.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have made a fool of myself. But you made me do it. You should have praised me. Even though I am nothing, I am in no way less important than the “super-apostles.”

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, “My grace is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I am very happy to brag about how weak I am. Then Christ’s power can rest on me.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves.