1 Corinthians 3:7

So then neither is he that planteth anything [in himself, without Christ-- 2 Corinthians 12:12; John 15:4-5; John 15:16], neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. [Paul brought them into the vineyard or kingdom, Apollos instructed them; but God gave the results, causing them to live and grow, and so to God alone was due the honor and praise (Psalms 115:1). Paul regarded it as his especial duty because of his apostleship to tarry in no territory already occupied, but to press into new fields and plant churches, leaving others to help water them-- Romans 15:20; 2 Corinthians 10:15-16]