1 Corinthians 9:9-10

American Standard Version

⁹For it is written in the law of Moses, ^[a]Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth, ¹⁰or saith he it ^[b]assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, to thresh in hope of partaking.

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1 Corinthians 9:9 Dt. 25:4.
1 Corinthians 9:10 Or, altogether

1 Corinthians 9:9-10

New International Version

⁹For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”^[a]^(A) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?^(B) ¹⁰Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us,^(C) because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.^(D)