1 Corinthians 9:9-10

New American Standard Bible

⁹For it is written in the Law of Moses: “^(A)You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing.” God is not concerned about ^(B)oxen, is He? ¹⁰Or is He speaking entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written ^(C)for our sake, because ^(D)the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing in the crops.

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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)