1 Corinthians 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.

Ps 62:12; Da 12:3; Mt 5:11,12; Mt 10:41,42; Mt 16:27; Joh 4:36-38; Ro 2:6; 1Co 3:9; 1Co 4:5; 1Co 4:6; 1Co 9:17,18; 1Co 15:58; Ga 6:7,8; Heb 6:10; 1Pe 5:4; 2Jo 1:8; Re 2:23; Re 22:12

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.”