1 Corinthians 3:7
1 Corinthians 3:7 Meaning and Explanation
“So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.”
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Read Full Chapter →Compared with God, who alone gives the growth, neither planter nor waterer is anything to boast in.
What Does 1 Corinthians 3:7 Mean?
Paul draws the conclusion from the farming image. Set beside God, the planter and the waterer count for nothing; they cannot supply the one thing that matters, the growth itself.
This is not contempt for honest labor but a right ordering of it. The worker matters to God, yet the worker is not the source of life. Such humility frees the servant from pride and the church from idolizing its leaders, fixing every eye on the God who gives the increase.
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What does 1 Corinthians 3:7 mean?
Compared with God, who alone gives the growth, neither planter nor waterer is anything to boast in.