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1 Corinthians 3:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?


1 Corinthians 3:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 3:518 words
GreekMeaning
ΤίTi
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
οὖνoun
thenwordG3767
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ἈπολλῶςApollōs
ApollosnounG625
τίti
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
δέde
nowwordG1161
ἐστινestin
am, have been, is IverbG1510
ΠαῦλοςPaulos
PaulnounG3972
διάκονοιdiakonoi
ServantsnounG1249
δι’di’
throughprepositionG1223
ὧνhōn
whomrelative pronounG3739
ἐπιστεύσατεepisteusate
you believedverbG4100
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ἑκάστῳhekastō
to eachadjectiveG1538
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ho
thearticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
ἔδωκενedōken
has givenverbG1325
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 3:5

“Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos?” In this way, after producing and proving his facts, he makes his accusation henceforth more openly. Moreover, he employs his own name, doing away all harshness and not suffering them to be angry at what it is said. For if Paul is nothing and murmur not, much less ought they to think themselves ill used. Two ways, you see, he has of soothing them; first by bringing forward his own person, then by not robbing them of all as if they…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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