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1 Corinthians 9:6-14

6 Or is it only I and Barnabas who must work for a living?

7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk?

8 Do I say this merely from a human point of view? 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.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?

10 Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they ought to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.

11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?

12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?
But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

13 Don’t you know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?

14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 9:6-14

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Jeremiah 20:7 - Jeremiah’s Complaint O Lord, you deceived me, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevai... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:7

Acts 13:50 - But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. Th... Click to read the verse Acts 13:50 Click to read the verse Acts 13:50

Acts 18:3 - and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. Click to read the verse Acts 18:3 Click to read the verse Acts 18:3

2 Corinthians 12:13 - How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was never a burden to you? Forgive m... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:13 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:13

1 Corinthians 4:11-12 - To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are hom... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:11-12 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:11-12

2 Kings 6:2 - Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 6:2 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 6:2

Acts 20:34-35 - You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my com... Click to read the verse Acts 20:34-35 Click to read the verse Acts 20:34-35

John 21:3 - “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they wen... Click to read the verse John 21:3 Click to read the verse John 21:3

2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 - For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with... Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9

Acts 13:1 - Barnabas and Saul Sent Off In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas,... Click to read the verse Acts 13:1 Click to read the verse Acts 13:1

1 Corinthians 4:12 - We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endur... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:12 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:12

2 Corinthians 11:7 - Was it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God to y... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:7 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:7

Acts 9:27 - But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had... Click to read the verse Acts 9:27 Click to read the verse Acts 9:27

Acts 4:36 - Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encourageme... Click to read the verse Acts 4:36 Click to read the verse Acts 4:36

Galatians 2:1 - Paul Accepted by the Apostles Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:1 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:1

Acts 11:22 - News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. Click to read the verse Acts 11:22 Click to read the verse Acts 11:22

Acts 13:1-2 - Barnabas and Saul Sent Off In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas,... Click to read the verse Acts 13:1-2 Click to read the verse Acts 13:1-2

Acts 14:12 - Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. Click to read the verse Acts 14:12 Click to read the verse Acts 14:12

Acts 15:36-37 - Disagreement Between Paul and Barnabas Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back a... Click to read the verse Acts 15:36-37 Click to read the verse Acts 15:36-37