1 Corinthians 3:8

3:8 The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, ¹  but each will receive his reward according to his work.

1 Corinthians 12:8

12:8 For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

1 Corinthians 15:3

15:3 For I passed on to you as of first importance ²  what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,

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¹ tn Grk “are one.” The purpose of this phrase is to portray unified action on the part of ministers underneath God’s sovereign control. Although they are in fact individuals, they are used by God with a single purpose to accomplish his will in facilitating growth. This emphasis is brought out in the translation “work as one.”

² tn Grk “among (the) first things.”