1 Corinthians 9:8-12

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.^[a](B) Is God really concerned about oxen? ¹⁰ Isn’t he really saying it for our sake? Yes, this is written for our sake,^(C) because he who plows ought to plow in hope,^(D) and he who threshes should thresh in hope of sharing the crop.^{(E) 11} If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you? ¹² If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right; instead, we endure everything^(F) so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ.