1 Corinthians 9:8

1 Corinthians 9:8

6 Or is it only Barnabas and I ^awho have no right to refrain from working?

7 Who ever ^agoes to war at his own expense? Who ^bplants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who ^ctends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?

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 ^ahe who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.

11 ^aIf we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?

Commentaries:

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Do I speak these things after the manner of men? (Mh kata anqrwpon tauta lalw). Negative answer expected. Paul uses kata anqrwpon six times (I Corinthians 3:3; I Corinthians 9:8; I Corinthians 15:32; Galatians 1:11; Galatians 3:15; Romans 3:5). The illustrations from human life are pertinent, but he has some of a higher order, from Scripture.

The law also (kai o nomov). Perhaps objection was made that the Scripture does not support the practice of paying preachers. That objection is still made by the stingy.

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