1 Corinthians 3:5

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“What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.”

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“What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but ministrants through whom ye did believe, and to each as the Lord gave?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 3:5 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.
  2. Luke 1:2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
  3. John 3:27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
  4. Romans 10:14How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
  5. Romans 12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
  6. 1 Corinthians 3:7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
  7. 1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
  8. 1 Corinthians 4:1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  9. 1 Corinthians 9:17If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
  10. 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
  11. 1 Corinthians 12:28And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
  12. 2 Corinthians 3:3It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
  13. 2 Corinthians 3:6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
  14. 2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
  15. 2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
  16. 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  17. 2 Corinthians 6:4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
  18. 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
  19. Ephesians 3:7I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
  20. Colossians 1:25I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
  21. 1 Peter 4:10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

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