1 Corinthians 3:9

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

We are goddis labourers ye are goddis husbandrye ye are goddis byldynge.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Θεοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν συνεργοί: Θεοῦ γεώργιον, Θεοῦ οἰκοδομή ἐστε.

Transliteration

Of Theou gar esmen synergoi: of Theou geōrgion, of Theou oikodomē este.

Grammar Details

• *Theou*: noun, masculine, genitive, singular - of God
• *gar*: conjunction - for/because
• *esmen*: present active indicative, 1st person plural - we are
• *synergoi*: noun, masculine, nominative, plural - fellow workers
• *geōrgion*: noun, neuter, nominative, singular - field/farm
• *oikodomē*: noun, feminine, nominative, singular - building/structure
• *este*: present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you are

Word Meanings

• *synergoi*: fellow workers/co-laborers/colleagues
• *geōrgion*: field/farm/cultivated land
• *oikodomē*: building/structure/edifice

Referenced Verses

• Eph 2:20-22 : 20 and are bilt apon the foundacion of the apostles and prophetes Iesus Christ beynge the heed corner stone 21 in whom every bildynge coupled togedder groweth vnto an holy temple in ye LORde 22 in who ye also are bilt togedder and made an habitacio for god in the sprete.
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We as helpers therfore exhorte you yt ye receave not the grace of god in (vayne)
• 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 and ye as lyvynge stones are made a spretuall housse and an holy presthode for to offer vp spretuall sacryfice acceptable to god by Iesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 3:16 : 16 Are ye not ware that ye are the temple of god and how that the sprete of god dwelleth in you?
• Matt 16:18 : 18 And I saye also vnto the yt thou arte Peter: and apon this rocke I wyll bylde my congregacion. And the gates of hell shall not prevayle ageynst it.
• Col 2:7 : 7 roted and bylt in him and stedfaste in the fayth as ye have learned: and therin be plenteous in gevynge thankes.
• Matt 9:37 : 37 Then sayde he to hys disciples: the hervest is greate but the laborers are feawe.
• Mark 4:26-29 : 26 And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in ye groude 27 and shulde slepe and ryse vp night and daye: and the seede shuld springe and growe vp he not ware. 28 For ye erth bringeth forthe frute of her silfe: fyrst the blade then the eares after that full corne in the eares. 29 And as sone as the frute is brought forth anone he throusteth in ye sykell because the hervest is come.
• Mark 16:20 : 20 And they went forth and preached every where. And the Lorde wrought with them and confirmed the worde with miracles that folowed.
• John 4:35-38 : 35 Saye not ye: there are yet foure monethes and then cometh harvest? Beholde I saye vnto you lyfte vp youre eyes and loke on ye regios: for they are whyte all redy vnto harvest. 36 And he ye repeth receaveth rewarde and gaddereth frute vnto life eternall: that bothe he that soweth and he yt repeth myght reioyse to gether. 37 And herin is the sayinge true yt one soweth and another repeth. 38 I sent you to repe yt whero ye bestowed no laboure. Other men laboured and ye are entred into their labours.
• John 15:1-8 : 1 I am the true vyne and my father ys an husbande man. 2 Every braunche that beareth not frute in me he will take awaye. And every braunche that beareth frute will he pourge yt it maye bringe moare frute. 3 Now are ye cleane thorow ye wordes which I have spoke vnto you. 4 Byde in me and let me byde in you. As ye braunche canot beare frute of it sylfe excepte it byde in the vyne: no more can ye excepte ye abyde in me. 5 I am the vyne and ye are the braunches. He that abydeth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth moche frute. For with out me can ye do nothinge. 6 Yf a man byde not in me he ys cast forthe as a braunche and is wyddered: and men gadder it and cast it into the fyre and it burneth. 7 Yf ye byde in me and my wordes also byde in you: axe what ye will and it shalbe done to you. 8 Heare in is my father glorified that ye beare moche frute and be made my disciples.
• Acts 4:11 : 11 This is ye stone cast a syde of you bylders which is set in the chefe place of the corner.
• 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 I have planted: Apollo watred: but god gave increace.
• Matt 13:3-9 : 3 And he spake many thynges to the in similitudes sayinge: Beholde ye sower wet forth to sowe. 4 And as he sowed some fell by ye wayessyde and the fowlles came and devoured it vp. 5 Some fell apo stony groude where it had not moche erth and a none it sproge vp because it had no depth of erth: 6 and when ye sunne was vp it cauht heet and for lake of rotynge wyddred awaye. 7 Some fell amoge thornes and the thornes sproge vp and chooked it. 8 Parte fell in good groud and brought forth good frute: some an hudred fold some sixtie fold some thyrty folde. 9 Whosoever hath eares to heare let him heare.
• Matt 13:18-30 : 18 Heare ye therfore ye similitude of the sower. 19 Whosoever heareth the worde of ye kingdome and vnderstondeth it not ther cometh the evyll ma and catcheth awaye yt which was sowne in his hert. And this is he which was sowne by the wayesyde. 20 But he yt was sowne in ye stony groude is he which heareth the worde of God and anone wt ioye receaveth i 21 yet hath he no rottes in him selfe and therfore dureth but a season: for assone as tribulacion or persecucion aryseth because of the worde by and by he falleth. 22 He yt was sowne amoge thornes is he yt heareth ye worde of God: but the care of this worlde and the dissaytfulnes of ryches choke ye worde and so is he made vnfrutfull. 23 He which is sowne in ye good grounde is he yt heareth ye worde and vnderstodeth it which also bereth frute and bringeth forth some an.C. folde some sixtie folde and some.xxx. folde. 24 Another similitude put he forth vnto the sayinge: The kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a man which sowed good seed in his felde. 25 But whyll men slepte ther came his foo and sowed tares amoge ye wheate and wet his waye. 26 When ye blade was sproge vp and had brought forth frute the appered ye tares also. 27 The servauntes came to the housholder and sayde vnto him: Syr sowedest not thou good seed in thy closse fro whece the hath it tares? 28 He sayde to the the envious ma hath done this. Then ye servauntes sayde vnto him: wilt thou then yt we go and gader them? 29 But he sayde nay lest whill ye go aboute to wede out ye tares ye plucke vppe also wt them ye wheate by ye rottes: 30 let bothe growe to gether tyll harvest come and in tyme of harvest I wyll saye to the repers gather ye fyrst ye tares and bind the in sheves to be bret: but gather the wheete into my barne.
• Matt 13:36-42 : 36 Then sent Iesus ye people awaye and came to housse. And his disciples came vnto him sayinge: declare vnto vs the similitude of the tares of the felde. 37 Then answered he and sayde to them. He that soweth the good seed is the sonne of man. 38 And ye felde is the worlde. And the chyldre of the kingdome they are ye good seed. And the tares are the chyldren of ye wicked. 39 And the enemye that soweth the is ye devell. The harvest is ye end of the worlde. And the repers be ye angels. 40 For eve as the tares are gaddred and bret in ye fyre: so shall it be in ye ende of this worlde. 41 The sonne of man shall send forth his angels and they shall gather out of his kyngdome all thinges that offende and them which do iniquite 42 and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre. There shalbe waylynge and gnasshing of teth.
• 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 but and yf I tarie longe yt then thou mayst yet have knowledge how thou oughtest to behave thy silfe in the housse of God which is the congregacion of the livinge God the pillar and grounde of trueth.
• Heb 3:3-4 : 3 And this man was counted worthy of more glory then Moses: In as moche as he which hath prepared the housse hath most honoure in the housse. 4 Every housse is prepared of some man. But he that ordeyned all thinges is god.
• Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ as a sonne hath rule over the housse whose housse are we so that we hold fast the confydence and the reioysynge of that hope vnto the ende.
• Matt 20:1-9 : 1 For the kyngdome of heven ys lyke vnto an houssholder which went out erly in the morninge to hyre labourers into hys vyneyarde. 2 And he agreed wt the labourers for a peny a daye and sent them into his vyneyarde. 3 And he went out about the thyrde houre and sawe other stonding ydell in the marketplace 4 and sayd vnto them go ye also into my vyneyarde: and whatsoever is right I will geve you. And they went there waye. 5 Agayne he wet out about the sixte and nynthe houre and dyd lyke wyse. 6 And he went out aboute the eleventhe houre and founde other stondynge ydell and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydell? 7 They sayde vnto hym: because no man hath hyred vs. He sayde to them: goo ye alsoo into my vyneyarde and whatsoever is right that shall ye receave. 8 When even was come the LORde of the vyneyarde sayde vnto hys steward: call the labourers and geve them their hyre beginnyng at ye laste tyll thou come to ye fyrste. 9 And they whiche were hyred aboute the eleventhe houre came and receaved every man a peny. 10 Then came ye fyrst supposyng yt they shuld receave moare: and they likewyse receaved every man a peny. 11 And when they had receaved it they murmured agaynst the good man of the housse 12 saying: These laste have wrought but one houre and thou hast made them equall vnto vs which have born ye burthe and heet of the daye. 13 He answered to one of the sayinge: frende I do the no wronge: dyddest thou not agre wt me for a peny? 14 Take that which is thy duty and go thy waye. I will geve vnto this last as moche as to the.
• Matt 21:23-44 : 23 And when he was come into the teple the chefe prestes and the elders of the people came vnto him as he was teachinge and sayde: by what auctorite doest thou these thinges? and who gave the this power? 24 Iesus answered and sayde vnto them: I also will axe of you a certayne question which if ye assoyle me I in lyke wyse wyll tell you by what auctorite I do these thinges. 25 The baptime of Iohn: whence was it? fro heve or of men? Then they reasoned amoge them selves sayinge: yf we shall saye fro heven he will saye vnto vs: why dyd ye not then beleve hym? 26 But and if we shall saye of men then feare we the people. For all men helde Iohn as a Prophet. 27 And they answered Iesus and sayde: we cannot tell. And he lyke wyse sayd vnto them: nether tell I you by what auctorite I do these thinges. 28 What saye ye to this? A certayne man had two sonnes and came to ye elder and sayde: sonne go and worke to daye in my vineyarde. 29 He answered and sayde I will not: but afterwarde repented and went. 30 Then came he to the second and sayde lyke wyse. And he answered and sayde: I will syr: yet wet not. 31 Whether of the twayne dyd the will of the father? And they sayde vnto hym: the fyrst. Iesus sayde vnto the: verely I saye vnto you that the publicans and the harlotes shall come into ye kyngdome of God before you. 32 For Iohn came vnto you in the waye of rightewesnes and ye beleved hym not. But the publicans and the harlotes beleved him. And yet ye (though ye sawe it) were not yet moved with repentaunce that ye myght afterwarde have beleved hym. 33 Herken another similitude. Ther was a certayne housholder which planted a vineyarde and hedged it roude about and made a wynpresse in it and bilt a tower and let it out to husbandmen and wet in to a straunge coutre. 34 And when the tyme of the frute drewe neare he sent his servauntes to the husbandmen to receave the frutes of it. 35 And ye husbandme caught his servauntes and bet one kylled another and stoned another. 36 Agayne he sent other servantes moo then the fyrst: and they served them lyke wyse. 37 But last of all he sent vnto the his awne sonne sayinge: they will feare my sonne. 38 But when the husbandmen sawe the sonne they sayde amoge the selves: This is the heyre: come let vs kyll him and let vs take his inheritaunce to oure selves. 39 And they caught him and thrust him out of the vineyarde and slewe him. 40 When the LORde of the vyneyarde commeth what will he do wt those husbandme? 41 They sayde vnto him: he will cruellye destroye those evyll persons and wyll let out his vyneyarde vnto other husbandmen which shall delyver him the frute at tymes convenien 42 Iesus sayde vnto the: dyd ye never redde in the scriptures? The stone which ye bylders refused ye same is set in ye principall parte of ye corner: this was the LORdes doinge and yt is mervelous in oure eyes. 43 Therfore saye I vnto you the kyngdome of God shalbe take from you and shalbe geve to the getyls which shall brynge forth the frutes of it. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone he shalbe broken but on whosoever it shall fall vpon it will grynde him to powder.
• 1 Cor 6:19 : 19 Ether knowe ye not how that youre bodyes are the temple of ye holy goost which is in you who ye have of God and how that ye are not youre awne?
• 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 how agreeth the temple of god wt ymages? And ye are the temple of yt lyuynge god as sayde god. I will dwell amonge the and walke amoge the and wilbe their god: and they shalbe my people.
• Eph 2:10 : 10 For we are his worckmanshippe created in Christ Iesu vnto good workes vnto the which god ordeyned vs before that we shuld walke in them.
• 3 John 1:8 : 8 We therfore ought to receave soche that we also myght be helpers to the trueth.