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1 Corinthians 3:8

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

KJV

ὁ φυτεύων δὲ καὶ ὁ ποτίζων ἕν εἰσιν, ἕκαστος δὲ τὸν ἴδιον μισθὸν λήμψεται κατὰ τὸν ἴδιον κόπον.

Greek NT

Qui autem plantat, et qui rigat, unum sunt. Unusquisque autem propriam mercedem accipiet, secundum suum laborem.

Vulgate

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

ASV

Now he that planteth and he that watereth, are one. And every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
κόπος
kopos
noun · 18×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
μισθός
misthos
noun · 29×
ποτίζω
potizo
verb · 15×
φυτεύω
phuteuo
verb · 11×
ἕκαστος
ekastos
adjective · 84×
ἴδιος
idios
adjective · 114×
o
article · 19778×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Do we then run and labor in vain? Are we sowing upon the rocks? Does the seed fall upon the rocks? Does the seed fall without our knowing it by the wayside, and among thorns? I am greatly troubled and fear, lest our husbandry be unprofitable; not as though I shall be a loser as well as you, touching the reward of this labor. For it is not with those who teach as it is with h…
Can a man merit anything from God? Without grace, can anyone merit eternal life? May anyone with grace merit eternal life condignly? Is it chiefly through the instrumentality of charity that grace is the principle of merit? May a man merit the first grace for himself? May he merit it for someone else? Can anyone merit restoration after sin? Can he merit for himself an increase …

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:9 — For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
  • 1Cor 3:14 — If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
  • 1Cor 3:14 — If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
  • 1Cor 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha
  • 1Cor 9:17 — For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
  • 1Cor 9:17 — For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
  • 1Cor 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
  • 1Cor 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
  • 1Pet 5:4 — And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • 2Chr 15:7 — Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
  • 2John 1:8 — Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
  • 2John 1:8 — Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
  • Col 3:24 — Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
  • Dan 12:3 — And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
  • Gal 6:4 — But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
  • Gal 6:5 — For every man shall bear his own burden.
  • Gal 6:7 — Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
  • Heb 6:10 — For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
  • John 4:36 — And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
  • Matt 5:11 — Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
  • Matt 5:12 — Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
  • Matt 10:41 — He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
  • Matt 16:27 — For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
  • Prov 27:18 — Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
  • Ps 18:20 — The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
  • Ps 62:12 — Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
  • Ps 62:12 — Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
  • Rev 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
  • Rev 22:12 — And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
  • Rev 22:12 — And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
  • Rom 2:6 — Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
  • Rom 2:6 — Who will render to every man according to his deeds: