What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Just ministers through whom you have believed, and each doing the work that the Lord gave him.

Now in aim and purpose the planter and the waterer are one; and yet each will receive his own special reward, answering to his own special work.

We work together in God's service; you are God's field to be planted, God's house to be built.

On that foundation, if a man proceeds to build gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble, each man's work will be made manifest.

Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

You may have 10,000 mentors who work for the Messiah, but not many fathers. For in the Messiah Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

This is why I have sent Timothy to you. He is a dear child of mine and trustworthy in the Lord's work; he will call to your minds my methods in the work of Christ Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every church.

and ye are having been puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he may be removed out of the midst of you who did this work,

I want you to be free from all anxiety. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's work, and how he can please the Lord.

An unmarried woman or a girl is concerned about the Lord's work, so as to be consecrated in body and spirit, but the woman who marries is concerned with worldly affairs, and how she can please her husband.

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

Are not ye my work in the Lord? If I am not an apostle to others, yet I am to you; for ye are the seal of my apostleship.

Or I alone and Barnabas, have we not a right not to work?

Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.

You know that those who work in the Temple get their food from the Temple and that those who serve at the altar get their share of its offerings, don't you?

For if I do this work of my own free will, then I have a reward; but if it is not of my will [but by God’s choosing], I have been entrusted with a [sacred] stewardship.

Then what is my reward? It is being able to preach the good news without receiving financial support [for it], so as not to claim my full rights in [the work of preaching] the good news.

And everything I do is for the sake of [the work of] the Gospel, so that I may share in its benefits.

But I work out and get my body in shape [i.e., spiritually], so that after preaching to other people, I myself do not become disqualified [i.e., for winning the prize from God. See verse 24].

diversities in work, and yet one and the same God--He who in each person brings about the whole result.

to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

So, whether it was I, or the other apostles [who did the work], this is [the message] that we have preached, and that you people have received.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

because a door has opened wide for me to do effective work, although many people are opposing me.

Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.

that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that helpeth in the work and laboreth.

And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete.