1 Corinthians 3:9 continues the agricultural metaphor, identifying Paul and Apollos as God’s fellow workers and the Corinthians as God’s field.

1 Corinthians 3:10 shifts to the building metaphor, where Paul lays a foundation as a master builder, building on the planting imagery.

1 Corinthians 15:10 shows Paul's labour empowered by grace, mirroring the interplay of human planting/watering and God's growth.

1 Corinthians 1:30 says all spiritual blessings come from Christ alone — echoing that only God gives the growth, not human workers.

1 Corinthians 4:15 declares Paul became their father in Christ through the gospel, tying his planting to spiritual fatherhood.

1 Corinthians 9:7-11 uses the same farming metaphor: Paul sowed spiritual things among them, so he may reap material support.

In 1 Cor 2:5, faith rests in God's power, not human wisdom — echoing that growth comes from God, not human effort.

In 1 Corinthians 9:1, Paul calls the Corinthians the result of his work — confirming he planted the seed among them.

1 Corinthians 4:14 shows Paul’s fatherly admonition, connecting his planting role to pastoral care as a loving parent.

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 recounts the gospel Paul first preached to them — the seed they received and stood on.

In Acts 16:14, the Lord opens Lydia's heart to respond—God giving the growth after Paul's planting of the gospel.

Romans 15:18 shows Christ accomplishing work through Paul—the divine agency behind the growth from his planting.

Acts 21:19 summarizes Paul's ministry: God worked through him among Gentiles—the growth after his planting.

Acts 18:27 describes Apollos going to Achaia (Corinth) and helping believers — the watering ministry in action.

Acts 18:26 shows Apollos being better instructed before he goes to water the Corinthian church.

Acts 18:24 introduces Apollos, the one who later watered what Paul planted in Corinth.

Acts 18:4-11 gives the historical account of Paul planting the church in Corinth — the very seed-sowing behind this verse.

Acts 14:27 recounts God opening a door of faith to Gentiles—the divine growth that followed Paul's planting.

2 Corinthians 3:5 affirms our sufficiency is from God—matching that God gave the growth, not the planter or waterer.

Psalm 127:1 teaches that without the Lord, all human labour is futile — exactly the principle behind Paul's planting and God's growth.

Isaiah 55:10 uses rain and snow to depict God's word causing growth — a parallel agricultural image to God giving the growth in Paul's planting.

Isaiah 55:11 assures that God's word never fails — reinforcing that the growth in Paul's ministry comes from God's effective work.

2 Corinthians 10:14 states Paul was first to reach Corinth with the gospel — he planted, not others.

Col 2:19 speaks of growth that is from God, nourished by the Head — reinforcing that spiritual growth originates from God alone.

In Psalm 65:10, God waters furrows and blesses the growth — a direct parallel to God giving the increase after human labor.

In Hosea 10:12, sowing righteousness and seeking the LORD leads to God raining righteousness — a clear parallel to planting and God giving growth.

Mark 4:26 describes seed that grows mysteriously by God's power, directly paralleling 'God gave the growth' in Paul's agricultural metaphor.

2 Cor 4:5 says ministers proclaim Christ, not themselves — mirroring the self-effacement of Paul who says he only plants but God gives growth.

Luke 8:11 identifies the seed as God's word, specifying what Paul planted — the word of God.

2 Cor 3:5 declares our sufficiency is from God, not ourselves — directly paralleling that God gives the growth, not the planter.

Acts 19:1 places Apollos in Corinth during Paul's travels, providing the historical backdrop for Paul's 'planted' and Apollos' 'watered' roles.

John 1:13 emphasizes spiritual birth from God, not human will, aligning with Paul's point that growth comes from God, not human effort.

John 15:16 speaks of bearing fruit from divine appointment, similar to Paul's theme of fruitfulness resulting from God's work in planting.

In Genesis 26:12, God blesses Isaac's sowing with a hundredfold harvest—same pattern of divine blessing on human effort.

2 Corinthians 10:15 continues the theme: Paul does not boast in others' labors, respecting the planter-waterer distinction.

1 Thessalonians 1:5 describes the gospel coming with power and Holy Spirit—the divine growth accompanying Paul's planting.

Acts 11:18 shows God granting repentance to Gentiles—the same divine agency behind the growth Paul planted.

Luke 10:2 speaks of a plentiful harvest needing laborers, complementing Paul's planting and watering — both use harvest imagery for ministry.

Mark 16:20 shows the Lord working with the preachers, just as God gives growth to Paul's planting — divine partnership in ministry.

Zechariah 10:1 also uses agricultural imagery: rain from God produces vegetation, paralleling Paul's point that only God gives growth.

In Psalm 85:12, the LORD gives what is good so the land yields increase — reinforcing that God is the source of fruitfulness.

In Psalm 67:6, the earth yields its increase because God blesses — echoing the theme that growth comes from God.

Leviticus 26:20 warns of failed harvest due to disobedience—contrasting with God giving growth when faithful.