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1 Corinthians 9:7-14

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 9:7-14

Genesis 9:20 - Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. Click to read the verse Genesis 9:20 Click to read the verse Genesis 9:20

Deuteronomy 20:6 - Has anyone planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy it? Let him go home, or he may die in batt... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 20:6 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 20:6

John 21:15-17 - Jesus Reinstates Peter When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of ... Click to read the verse John 21:15-17 Click to read the verse John 21:15-17

Proverbs 27:18 - He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored. Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:18 Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:18

Acts 20:28 - Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. B... Click to read the verse Acts 20:28 Click to read the verse Acts 20:28

1 Timothy 1:18 - Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:18 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:18

Song of Songs 8:12 - But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundr... Click to read the verse Song of Songs 8:12 Click to read the verse Song of Songs 8:12

2 Timothy 4:7 - I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 4:7 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 4:7

Leviticus 7:9 - Every grain offering baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 7:9 Click to read the verse Leviticus 7:9

1 Peter 5:2 - Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 5:2 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 5:2

Numbers 4:23 - Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the Tent o... Click to read the verse Numbers 4:23 Click to read the verse Numbers 4:23

2 Timothy 2:3-4 - Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:3-4 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:3-4

Numbers 8:24 - “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the ... Click to read the verse Numbers 8:24 Click to read the verse Numbers 8:24

2 Corinthians 10:4 - The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine p... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:4 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:4

1 Timothy 6:12 - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:12 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:12

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 - The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine p... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

1 Corinthians 3:6-8 - I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:6-8

Isaiah 7:22 - And because of the abundance of the milk they give, he will have curds to eat. All who remain i... Click to read the verse Isaiah 7:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 7:22

Philemon 1:14 - But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be sponta... Click to read the verse Philemon 1:14 Click to read the verse Philemon 1:14

Isaiah 5:2 - He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watcht... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:2

Proverbs 27:27 - You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you and your family and to nourish your servant girls. Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:27 Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:27

Jeremiah 23:2-3 - Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:2-3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:2-3