1 Corinthians 3:9

we . i.e. Paul and Sosthenes. See 1 Corinthians 1:1 .

labourers together with God = God's fellow-workers. The word "God" is in the genitive of possession ( App-17 ), as in the two other clauses of the verse. It is the Figure of speech Anaphora ( App-6 ), and the verse should read: "God's fellow-workers we are: God's husbandry, God's building, ye are. "Ministers are co-workers with one another, not with God, as though He were one of them. Were it so, "God" would be in the dative case.

labourers together with . Greek. sunergos. Occurs thirteen times. Three times as here, used generally; in all other cases used of individuals, Timothy, Titus, Luke, &c.

husbandry = tilled field. Greek. georgion. Only here. Compare Numbers 24:6 . Psalms 80:15 .

building . Greek. oikodome. Used in Matthew 24:1 .Mark 13:1 , Mar 13:2 ; 2 Corinthians 5:1 .Ephesians 2:21 , of an edifice. Elsewhere twelve times of the act of building, and translated "edifying", in a metaphorical sense.