1 Corinthians 3:8

American Standard Version (1901)

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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  • Rom 2:6 : 6 who will render to every man according to his works:
  • John 4:36-38 : 36 He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 37 For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.
  • Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.
  • 2 John 1:8 : 8 Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
  • Ps 62:12 : 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
  • Rev 22:12 : 12 Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
  • Matt 5:11-12 : 11 Blessed are ye when [men] shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
  • Matt 10:41-42 : 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.
  • 1 Cor 3:9 : 9 For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.
  • 1 Cor 3:14 : 14 If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward.
  • 1 Cor 4:5-6 : 5 Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God. 6 Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not [to go] beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other.
  • 1 Cor 9:17-18 : 17 For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me. 18 What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
  • Gal 6:4 : 4 But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.
  • Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 3:5-7
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    5What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

    6I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

    7So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

  • 1 Cor 3:9-10
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    9For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.

    10According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.

  • John 4:36-38
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    36He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

    37For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

    38I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.

  • 6The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

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    13each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is.

    14If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward.

    15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.

  • 6But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • 10And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

  • Gal 6:4-9
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    4But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.

    5For each man shall bear his own burden.

    6But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

    7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

    8For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

    9And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

  • 7What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

  • 18For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

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    10or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, [to thresh] in hope of partaking.

    11If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?

  • 6who will render to every man according to his works:

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    37and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;

    38but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.

  • 8knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.

  • 58Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

  • 28The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

  • 7For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:

  • Rom 12:4-5
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    4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

    5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

  • 6And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.

  • 24knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

  • 29whereunto I labor also, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

  • 26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • 11but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.

  • 18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

  • 4Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

  • 1And working together [with him] we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain

  • 9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

  • 11Whether then [it be] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

  • 12So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

  • 25The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

  • 38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

  • 16that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that helpeth in the work and laboreth.

  • 10according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

  • 8Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

  • 7For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?