I planted, Apol′los watered, but God gave the growth.

ἐγὼ ἐφύτευσα, Ἀπολλῶς ἐπότισεν, ἀλλ’ ὁ θεὸς ηὔξανεν·

Early Fathers

John Chrysostom (349-407)

Homilies on First Corinthians

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.

That is, I first cast the word into the ground; but, in order that the seeds might not wither away through temptations, Apollos added his own part. But the whole was of God.