Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Celui qui plante et celui qui arrose sont égaux, et chacun recevra sa propre récompense selon son propre travail.
KJV
Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
A[2] ). Hence every virtue is equally a principle of merit. Objection 2: Further, the Apostle says ( 1 Cor. 3:8 ): "Every man shall receive his own reward according to his labor." Now charity lessens rather than increases the labor, because as Augustine says (De Verbis Dom., Serm…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
seems to be more merit, since "every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor" ( 1 Cor. 3:8 ). Now a man has to make a greater effort to love his enemy than to love his friend, because it is more difficult. Therefore it seems more meritorious to love one's enem…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
t than the contemplative. For merit implies relation to meed; and meed is due to labor, according to 1 Cor. 3:8, "Every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor." Now labor is ascribed to the active life, and rest to the contemplative life; for Gregory says (Ho…
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