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1 Corinthians 9:13-15
J.B. Phillips New Testament
1 Corinthians 9:13-15
J.B. Phillips New Testament
I am entitled to a reward, yet I have not taken it
13-14 Are you ignorant of the fact that those who minister sacred things take part of the sacred food of the Temple for their own use, and those who attend the altar have their share of what is placed on the altar? On the same principle the Lord has ordered that those who proclaim the Gospel should receive their livelihood from those who accept the Gospel.
15 But I have never used any of these privileges, nor am I writing now to suggest that I should be given them. Indeed I would rather die than have anyone make this boast of mine an empty one!
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