1 Corinthians 3:5
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
πιστεύω
you believed,
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πιστεύω
To believe, to trust, to have faith. Pisteuo. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Believing is more than intellectual agreement. It is a transfer of trust to Jesus.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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διάκονος
Servants
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διάκονος
Servant, deacon, minister. Diakonos. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant. Greatness in the kingdom is measured by how much you serve others.
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δίδωμι
has given.
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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Παῦλος
Paul
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Παῦλος
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
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ἤ
than
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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ἕκαστος
to each
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ἕκαστος
each or every
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