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1 Corinthians 9:8-10
Lexham English Bible
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
Lexham English Bible
8 I am not saying these things according to a human perspective. Or does the law not also say these things? 9 For in the law of Moses it is written, “You must not muzzle an ox while it[a] is threshing.”[b] It is not about oxen God is concerned, is it?[c] 10 Or doubtless does he speak for our sake[d]? For it is written for our sake[e], because the one who plows ought to plow in hope and the one who threshes ought to do so in hope of a share.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“threshing”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 A quotation from Deut 25:4
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
- 1 Corinthians 9:10 Literally “for the sake of us”
- 1 Corinthians 9:10 Literally “for the sake of us”
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
New International Version
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
New International Version
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](A) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?(B) 10 Surely 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)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
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