So the one who plants is not important. The one who waters is not important. It is God who makes things grow. He is the important one.

可见栽种的，算不得什么，浇灌的，也算不得什么；只在那叫他生长的神。

可见，栽种的算不了什么，浇灌的也算不了什么；惟有上帝能使它生长。

可见，栽种的算不了什么，浇灌的也算不了什么；惟有神能使它生长。

所以栽种的和灌溉的都算不得什么，一切都在于使之生长的上帝。

所以，栽种的算不得什么，浇灌的也算不得什么，只在乎那使它生长的神。

所以，除了使之生长的神，那栽种的和那浇灌的都算不得什么。

可見栽種的，算不得甚麼，澆灌的，也算不得甚麼；只在那叫他生長的神。

可見，栽種的算不了甚麼，澆灌的也算不了甚麼；惟有上帝能使它生長。

可見，栽種的算不了甚麼，澆灌的也算不了甚麼；惟有神能使它生長。

所以栽種的和灌溉的都算不得什麼，一切都在於使之生長的上帝。

所以，栽種的算不得甚麼，澆灌的也算不得甚麼，只在乎那使它生長的神。

所以栽種的算不了甚麼，澆灌的也算不了甚麼，惟獨使他長大的上帝乃是一切之一切。

所以，除了使之生長的神，那栽種的和那澆灌的都算不得什麼。

是以樹者灌者無足數、惟長之之上帝而已、

樹與灌皆無益、必上帝長之焉、

如是、種者不足稱、灌者不足稱、全在長之之天主耳、

種植者與灌溉者均不足貴也；所可貴者惟賜其發榮滋長之天主耳。

So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.

So, then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

So neither the one who plants counts for anything, nor the one who waters, but God who causes the growth.

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

“ I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain joined to me, and I to you, you will bear a lot of fruit. You can’t do anything without me.

If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves.

Lord, may glory be given to you, not to us. You are loving and faithful.

But he said to me,“ My grace is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I am very happy to brag about how weak I am. Then Christ’s power can rest on me.

Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I am nothing at all.

So they are not really gods at all. What they do does not amount to anything. They are as useless as wind.

He considers all the nations on earth to be nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven. He does what he wants with the nations of the earth. No one can hold back his hand. No one can say to him,“ What have you done?”

To him, all the nations don’t amount to anything. He considers them to be worthless. In fact, they are less than nothing in his sight.