1 Corinthians 3:6

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1 Corinthians 3:6

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

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Apollos

Acts 18:24

Acts 19:1

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For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's harvest field, God's building.

It is with no wish to shame you that I am writing like this; but to warn you as my own dear children.

Am I not free? Am I not an Apostle? Have I not seen our Lord Jesus? Are not you yourselves my work achieved in union with the Lord?

Next, Brothers, I would remind you of the Good News which I told you, and which you received-the Good News on which you have taken your stand,

Every Sabbath Paul gave addresses in the Synagogue, trying to convince both Jews and Greeks.

For it is not the case, as it would be if we were not in the habit of coming to you, that we are exceeding our bounds! Why, we were the very first to reach you with the Good News of the Christ!

Apollos

Meanwhile there had come to Ephesus an Alexandrian Jew, named Apollos, an eloquent man, who was well-versed in the Scriptures.

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland districts of Roman Asia, and went to Ephesus. There he found some disciples, of whom he asked:

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But you, by your union with Christ Jesus, belong to God; and Christ, by God's will, became not only our Wisdom, but also our Righteousness, Holiness, and Deliverance,

But it is through the love of God that I am what I am, and the love that he showed me has not been wasted. No, I have toiled harder than any of them, and yet it was not I, but the love of God working with me.

On hearing this statement, they said no more, but broke out into praise of God. "So even to the Gentiles," they exclaimed, "God has granted the repentance which leads to Life!"

After their arrival, they gathered the Church together, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do, and especially how he had opened to the Gentiles the door of faith;

Among them was a woman, named Lydia, belonging to Thyatira, a dealer in purple cloth, who was accustomed to join in the worship of God. The Lord touched this woman's heart, so that she gave attention to the Message delivered by Paul,

After greeting them, Paul related in detail all that God had done among the Gentiles through his efforts;

For I will not dare to speak of anything but what Christ has done through me to win the obedience of the Gentiles--

You yourselves are our letter--a letter written on our hearts, and one which everybody can read and understand.

Because the Good News that we brought came home to you, not merely as so many words, but with a power and a fulness of conviction due to the Holy Spirit. For you know the life that we lived among you for your good.