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1 Corinthians 3:7

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So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
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  1. John 15:5Rank 1 from verse 7
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    5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

  2. Galatians 6:3Rank 2 from verse 7
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    3For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

  3. 2 Corinthians 12:9Rank 3 from verse 7
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    9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

  4. Psalms 115:1Rank 4 from verse 7
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    1NOT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

  5. 1 Corinthians 13:2Rank 5 from verse 7
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    2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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1 Corinthians 3:7

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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increase

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Sense 1: Growth, produce, yield, offspring, gain, or enlargement. Sense 2: To grow, multiply, add to, enlarge, or intensify.

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6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

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8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

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