God’s Fellow Workers

1 Corinthians 3:5

In 9 translations

BSB: What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
KJV: Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
WEB: Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?
ASV: What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.
LSV: Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but servants through whom you believed, and to each as the LORD gave?
YLT: Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but ministrants through whom ye did believe, and to each as the Lord gave?
DBY: Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each.
DRC: The ministers of him whom you have believed; and to every one as the Lord hath given.
GNV: Who is Paul then? and who is Apollos, but the ministers by whome yee beleeued, and as the Lord gaue to euery man?

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read Τί (“who”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Τίς (“who”) (2 places).
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἀλλ᾽ ἢ (“other than”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Ἀπολλῶς elsewhere in this verse.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include ἐστιν (“is”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Παῦλος elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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SBLGNT: Τί. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Τί; Robinson–Pierpont read Τίς.
SBLGNT: Ἀπολλῶς τί δέ ἐστιν Παῦλος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἀπολλῶς τί δέ ἐστιν Παῦλος; Robinson–Pierpont read Παῦλος τίς δὲ Ἀπολλώς.
SBLGNT: διάκονοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read διάκονοι; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀλλʼ ἢ διάκονοι.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: Τί οὖν ἐστιν Ἀπολλῶς; τί δέ ἐστιν Παῦλος; διάκονοι διʼ ὧν ἐπιστεύσατε, καὶ ἑκάστῳ ὡς ὁ κύριος ἔδωκεν.
RP2018: Τίς οὖν ἐστιν Παῦλος, τίς δὲ Ἀπολλώς, ἀλλ’ ἢ διάκονοι δι’ ὧν ἐπιστεύσατε, καὶ ἑκάστῳ ὡς ὁ κύριος ἔδωκεν;
TR-Boyd: Τίς οὖν ἐστι Παῦλος, τίς δὲ Ἀπολλώς, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ διάκονοι δι᾿ ὧν ἐπιστεύσατε, καὶ ἑκάστῳ ὡς ὁ Κύριος ἔδωκεν;
SCR1894: τις ουν εστιν παυλος τις δε απολλως αλλ η διακονοι δι ων επιστευσατε και εκαστω ως ο κυριος εδωκεν

Who and where

👤 Apollos 👤 Jesus Christ 👤 Paul

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Apollos Corinthians, First Epistle to the Deacon Humility Minister Faith Wisdom Zeal, Religious Paul, the Apostle

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Cross-references most cited first

2 Corinthians 6:4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
1 Peter 4:10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
2 Corinthians 3:6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
2 Corinthians 3:3It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
Romans 12:3–6For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of…
Romans 10:14–15How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can they preach unless they…
1 Corinthians 3:7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.
1 Corinthians 9:17If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
Luke 1:2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
1 Corinthians 4:1–2So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).