3:5a What then is Apollos? And what is Paul?

And besides that, consider what/who Apollos and I are.
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As for Apollos and myself, let me tell you about us.
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⌊Now I want you to⌋ remember what kind of people Apollos and I are.

3:5b They are servants

We (excl.) are only ⌊God’s⌋ workers/servants.
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We (excl.) are merely ones who do the work that ⌊God⌋ orders us (excl.) to do.

3:5c through whom you believed,

We (excl.) helped you to believe ⌊in the Lord Jesus⌋.
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God gave us (excl.) the work of leading/causing you to trust ⌊in Jesus⌋.
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We (excl.) ⌊both⌋ told you the good news about Christ so that you began to trust him.

3:5d as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

We (excl.) each/both do the work that the Lord gave us (excl.).
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The Lord gave to each/both of us (excl.) a job to do.

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