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15 lines
657 B
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## planted ##
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The knowledge of God is compared to a seed which must be planted in order to grow. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## watered ##
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As seeds need water, faith needs further teaching in order for it to grow. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## growth ##
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As plants grow and develop, so also do faith and knowledge in God also grow and become deeper and stronger. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## neither he who plants...is anything, But it is God who gives the growth. ##
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Paul stresses that neither he or Apollos is responsible for the believer's spiritual growth but it is God's doing. |