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

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Are one (εν εισιν). The neuter singular again (εν, not εις) as with the interrogative τ and the indefinite τ. By this bold metapho…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Are one. en eisin. They are not the same person, but they are one in the following respects:

  1. They are united
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Are one.—The planter and the waterer are one because they are both working in the same cause. But, says the Apostle (not …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have planted, Apollos watered; b…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul bluntly states, “I planted the seed,” and quickly adds, “Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.” In vv.7–9 he draws some conclusions from h…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He that planteth, and he that watereth are one. He shows further, from another consideration, that the Corinthians are greatly to blame fo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Now he that planteth, and he that watereth are one
Not in every respect so; they were different as men, they were no…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The ministers about whom the Corinthians contended were only instruments used by God. We should not put ministers into the place of God.

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Previously, the Apostle exposed the strife and division among the Corinthians, who disputed among themselves about the particular ministers of Chri…

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