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1 Corinthians 9:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law also say the same? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? 10 Or does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was indeed written for our sake, for whoever plows should plow in hope and whoever threshes should thresh in hope of a share in the crop.
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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)
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- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
New King James Version
8 Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, (A)“You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it oxen God is concerned about? 10 Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that (B)he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
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1 Corinthians 9:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 Am I saying this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the law also say the same thing? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Do not muzzle an ox(A) while it treads out grain.(B)[a] Is God really concerned with oxen? 10 Or isn’t He really saying it for us? Yes, this is written for us,(C) because he who plows ought to plow in hope,(D) and he who threshes should do so in hope of sharing the crop.(E)
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1 Corinthians 9:8-10
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
English Standard Version
8 Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same? 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses, (A)“You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? 10 Does he not certainly speak for our sake? It was written (B)for our sake, because (C)the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop.
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