3:6a I planted the seed

I am the one who planted the seed ⌊of the good news in your hearts⌋.
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I am like a person who plants seeds, ⌊for I am the one who began telling the gospel in your city⌋.
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I was the first one to tell you God’s message, ⌊so I am like a person who plants seeds in the ground.⌋

3:6b and Apollos watered it,

Apollos is the one who watered the seed.
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Apollos is like a person who watered the seed/sprouts, ⌊for he continued the work of teaching you⌋.
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After that, Apollos helped you to become stronger in your faith, ⌊just like another person waters the plants that have begun growing.⌋

3:6c but God made it grow.

But it was God who made the plants grow.
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But God is the one who caused the seed to sprout, ⌊that is, he is the one who gave you spiritual life⌋.
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But it was God who gave you new life, ⌊just as he is the one who makes seeds grow into plants.⌋

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