1 Corinthians 3:5

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

"Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?" - 1 Corinthians 3:5
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What does 1 Corinthians 3:5 mean?

The verse 1 Corinthians 3:5 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads as follows: "Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?" This verse is part of the larger context of Paul's first letter to the…

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In the Hands of the Divine: Understanding Our Roles in God’s Mission

In 1 Corinthians 3:5, we read: "Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?" This verse originates from a poignant discourse by the Apostle Paul, addressing the divisions in the Corinthian church. The backdrop of…

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A Prayer for Humility and Unity in Ministry

O gracious and eternal God, the Creator of all things, the One who formed us in Your divine image and breathed life into our very souls, I come before You in reverence and humility. As I reflect on the words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:5, where he poses the poignant…

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1 Corinthians 3:5 - "Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?"
1 Corinthians 3:5-9 - "What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building."
"What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building." - 1 Corinthians 3:5-9
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1 Corinthians 5:3 - "For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,"
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2 Corinthians 5:3 - "If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked."
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2 Corinthians 3:5 - "Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;"
1 Corinthians 12:5 - "And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord."
1 Corinthians 15:5 - "And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:"
1 Corinthians 15:3-5 - "For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve."
1 Corinthians 1:5 - "That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;"