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1 Corinthians 9:12-14
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 9:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 If others have this claim on you, do not we?
Despite this, we have never availed ourselves of any such right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than place an obstacle to the gospel of Christ. 13 Do you not know that those who perform the temple service receive their food from the temple, and that those who officiate at the altar share in the offerings? 14 In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the gospel should get their living from the gospel.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 9:14 Those who preach the gospel should get their living from the gospel: see Mt 10:10; Lk 10:7-8. This is one of the rare instances in which Paul expressly cites a saying of the Lord.
