1 Corinthians 3:6 - Exposition

I planted . St. Paul everywhere recognized that his gift lay pre eminently in the ability to found Churches (comp. Acts 18:1-11 ; 1 Corinthians 4:15 ; 1 Corinthians 9:1 ; 1 Corinthians 15:1 ). Apollos watered . If, as is now generally believed, Apollos wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews, we see how striking was his power of strengthening the faith of wavering Churches. Eloquence and a deep insight into the meaning of Scripture, enriched by Alexandrian culture, seem to have been his special endowments ( Acts 18:24 , Acts 18:27 ). The reference of the word "watered" to baptism by Augustine is one of the numberless instances of Scripture distorted by ecclesiasticism. God gave the increase . The thought of every true teacher always is, "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise" ( Psalms 115:1 ).