1 Corinthians 3:5
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The ministers of him whom you have believed: and to every one as the Lord hath given.

ministers.

1 Corinthians 3:7 Therefore, neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth: but God that giveth the increase.

1 Corinthians 4:1,2 Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ and the dispensers of the mysteries of God. . . .

Luke 1:2 According as they have delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word:

Romans 10:14,15 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? Or how shall they believe him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? . . .

2 Corinthians 3:6 Who also hath made us fit ministers of the new testament, not in the letter but in the spirit. For the letter killeth: but the spirit quickeneth.

2 Corinthians 4:5,7 For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ our Lord: and ourselves your servants through Jesus. . . .

2 Corinthians 6:1,4 And we helping do exhort you that you receive not the grace of God in vain. . . .

2 Corinthians 11:23 They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as one less wise): I am more; in many more labours, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

even.

1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation: and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

1 Corinthians 9:17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation is committed to me.

1 Corinthians 12:4-11,28 Now there are diversities of graces, but the same Spirit. . . .

Matthew 25:15 And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey.

John 3:27 John answered and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.

Romans 12:3-6 For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith. . . .

1 Peter 4:10 As every man hath received grace, ministering the same one to another: as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Context
God's Fellow Workers
4For while one saith: I indeed am of Paul: and another: I am of Apollo: are you not men? What then is Apollo and what is Paul? 5The ministers of him whom you have believed: and to every one as the Lord hath given. 6I have planted, Apollo watered: but God gave the increase.…
Cross References
Acts 18:24
Now a certain Jew, named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, one mighty in the scriptures.

Acts 19:1
And it came to pass, while Apollo was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.

Romans 12:6
And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith;

Romans 15:16
That I should be the minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles: sanctifying the gospel of God, that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and sanctified in the Holy Ghost.

1 Corinthians 3:10
According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation: and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

1 Corinthians 3:22
For all things are yours, whether it be Paul or Apollo or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. For all are yours.

1 Corinthians 16:12
And touching our brother Apollo, I give you to understand that I much entreated him to come unto you with the brethren: and indeed it was not his will at all to come at this time. But he will come when he shall have leisure.

2 Corinthians 3:3
Being manifested, that you are the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, and written: not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God: not in tables of stone but in the fleshly tables of the heart.

2 Corinthians 3:6
Who also hath made us fit ministers of the new testament, not in the letter but in the spirit. For the letter killeth: but the spirit quickeneth.

2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministration, according as we have obtained mercy, we faint not.

2 Corinthians 5:18
But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 6:4
But in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,

2 Corinthians 11:23
They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as one less wise): I am more; in many more labours, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

Ephesians 3:7
Of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is given to me according to the operation of his power.

Colossians 1:23
If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven: whereof I Paul am made a minister.

Colossians 1:25
Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfil the word of God:

1 Timothy 1:12
I give him thanks who hath strengthened me, even to Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he hath counted me faithful, putting me in the ministry:

Lexicon
What
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

then
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

Apollos?
Ἀπολλῶς (Apollōs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 625: Apollos, a Jew of Alexandria. Probably from the same as Apollonia; Apollos, an Israelite.

And
δέ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

what
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

Paul?
Παῦλος (Paulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

[They are] servants
διάκονοι (diakonoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor.

through
δι’ (di’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

whom
ὧν (hōn)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you believed,
ἐπιστεύσατε (episteusate)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord
Κύριος (Kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

has assigned
ἔδωκεν (edōken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

to each [ his role ].
ἑκάστῳ (hekastō)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.


Additional Translations
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

Who then is Apollos? And who is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord has given to each.

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

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each.

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

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

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are just God's servants, through whose efforts, and as the Lord granted power to each, you accepted the faith.

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?

Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but ministrants through whom ye did believe, and to each as the Lord gave?
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