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1 Corinthians 9:4
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1 Corinthians 9:4
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4 Don’t we have the right to live in your homes and share your meals?
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1 Corinthians 9:4
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1 Corinthians 9:4
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4 Don’t we have the right to food and drink?(A)
1 Thessalonians 2:6
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1 Thessalonians 2:6
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6 As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.
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1 Thessalonians 2:6
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1 Thessalonians 2:6
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6 We were not looking for praise from people,(A) not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles(B) of Christ we could have asserted our authority.(C)
2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(A) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(B) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(C)
Luke 10:7
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Luke 10:7
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7 Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.
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Luke 10:7
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Luke 10:7
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7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.(A) Do not move around from house to house.
1 Thessalonians 2:9
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1 Thessalonians 2:9
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9 Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you.
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1 Thessalonians 2:9
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1 Thessalonians 2:9
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9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked(A) night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone(B) while we preached the gospel of God to you.
Galatians 6:6
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Galatians 6:6
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6 Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.
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Galatians 6:6
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Galatians 6:6
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6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.(A)
1 Corinthians 9:7-14
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1 Corinthians 9:7-14
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7 What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn’t have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk? 8 Am I expressing merely a human opinion, or does the law say the same thing? 9 For the law of Moses says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.”[a] Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this? 10 Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.
11 Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink? 12 If you support others who preach to you, shouldn’t we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ.
13 Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings. 14 In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.
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1 Corinthians 9:7-14
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1 Corinthians 9:7-14
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7 Who serves as a soldier(A) at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard(B) and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? 8 Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[a](C) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?(D) 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us,(E) because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.(F) 11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?(G) 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?
But we did not use this right.(H) On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder(I) the gospel of Christ.
13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?(J) 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(K)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
Matthew 10:10
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Matthew 10:10
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10 Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.
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Matthew 10:10
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Matthew 10:10
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10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.(A)
1 Timothy 5:17-18
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1 Timothy 5:17-18
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17 Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well,[a] especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!”[b]
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1 Timothy 5:17-18
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1 Timothy 5:17-18
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17 The elders(A) who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,(B) especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”[a](C) and “The worker deserves his wages.”[b](D)
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Deut. 25:4
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Luke 10:7
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