1 Corinthians 3:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 3:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 3:6 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 3:6 — KJV
“I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”
— 1 Corinthians 3:6 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 3:6 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 3:6
“And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:6: planted, god
“And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:6: god, gave
“And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:6: god, gave
“And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. grove: or, tree”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:6: planted, god
“And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. wherein...: Heb. of thy sojournings”
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