1 Corinthians 9:8-11
New English Translation
8 Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense,[a] or does the law not say this as well? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[b] God is not concerned here about oxen, is he? 10 Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest. 11 If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you?
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- 1 Corinthians 9:8 tn Or “only according to human authority”; Grk “saying these things according to men.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.
1 Corinthians 9:8-11
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. 11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too great a thing if we reap material things from you?
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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 9:13-14
New English Translation
13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple[a] eat food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar receive a part of the offerings? 14 In the same way the Lord commanded those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:13 tn Grk “working the sacred things.”
1 Corinthians 9:13-14
Lexham English Bible
13 Do you not know that those performing the holy services eat the things from the temple, and those attending to the altar have a share with the altar? 14 In the same way also the Lord ordered those who proclaim the gospel to live from the gospel.
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