As seeds need water, faith needs further teaching in order for it to grow. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## growth ##
As plants grow and develop, so also do faith and knowledge in God also grow and become deeper and stronger. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## neither he who plants...is anything, But it is God who gives the growth. ##
Paul stresses that neither he or Apollos is responsible for the believer's spiritual growth but it is God's doing.