1 Corinthians 3:8

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

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  • Rom 2:6 : 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
  • John 4:36-38 : 36 ‹And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.› 37 ‹And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.› 38 ‹I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.›
  • Matt 16:27 : 27 ‹For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.›
  • 2 John 1:8 : 8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
  • Ps 62:12 : 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
  • Rev 22:12 : 12 ‹And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward› [is] ‹with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.›
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 And they that be 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 revile you, and persecute› [you], ‹and shall 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 which 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 which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.›
  • 1 Cor 3:9 : 9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building.
  • 1 Cor 3:14 : 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
  • 1 Cor 4:5-6 : 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. 6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think [of men] above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
  • 1 Cor 9:17-18 : 17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation [of the gospel] is committed unto me. 18 What is my reward then? [Verily] that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 ¶ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
  • Gal 6:4 : 4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
  • 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 to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

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  • 1 Cor 3:5-7
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    5 ¶ Who then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

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

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

  • 1 Cor 3:9-10
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    9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building.

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

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

    37 ‹And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.›

    38 ‹I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.›

  • 6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

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    13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

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

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

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

  • 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

  • Gal 6:4-9
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    4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

    5 For every man shall bear his own burden.

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

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

    8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

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

  • 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

  • 18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward.

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    10 Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

    11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

  • 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

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    37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other [grain]:

    38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

  • 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.

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

  • 28 ‹For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.›

  • 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

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

    5 So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

  • 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

  • 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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

  • 26 ¶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

  • 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

  • 18 ¶ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.

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

  • 1 ¶ We then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

  • 9 Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

  • 11 Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

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

  • 25 ¶ The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

  • 38 ‹Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.›

  • 16 That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with [us], and laboureth.

  • 10 As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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

  • 7 ¶ For who maketh thee to differ [from another]? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive [it], why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received [it]?