1 Corinthians 3:8

“Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.”

1 Corinthians 3:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Corinthians 3:8, word by word

plantsφυτεύωνphyteuōn

plant

Plant.

Where else “phyteuōn” appears
watersποτίζωνpotizōn

water

To moisten plants.

Where else “potizōn” appears
areεἰσινeisin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “eisin” appears
oneἕνhen

one

The quantity one, or a single one within a group.

Where else “hen” appears
eachἕκαστοςhekastos

each

Each, each one.

Where else “hekastos” appears
will receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetai

receive

To be given something, like the Spirit.

Where else “lēmpsetai” appears
his ownἴδιονidion

own

What belongs to someone; their people, their family.

Where else “idion” appears
rewardμισθὸνmisthon

reward

The prize God gives.

Where else “misthon” appears
laborκόπονkopon

toil

Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.

Where else “kopon” appears

The context

7So neither the one who plants is anything, nor the one who waters, but God who gives the growth.

8 · This verse (above)

9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

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