Verse 7
1 Corinthians 9:7
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
Original Language Text
greek
τίς στρατεύεται ἰδίοις ὀψωνίοις ποτέ; τίς φυτεύει ἀμπελῶνα καὶ ⸂τὸν καρπὸν⸃ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐσθίει; ⸀τίς ποιμαίνει ποίμνην καὶ ἐκ τοῦ γάλακτος τῆς ποίμνης οὐκ ἐσθίει;
English Translation
Who goes to war at their own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who shepherds a flock and does not eat of the milk of the flock?
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Chapter 9 Context
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2
If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of mine apostleship are ye...
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3
My defense to them that examine me is this.
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4
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
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5
Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the...
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6
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?
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7
What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit t...
8
Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same?
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9
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the grain....
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10
or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth oug...
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11
If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?
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12
If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right...
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13
Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat of the things of the temple, and they th...
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14
Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.
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15
But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case...
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16
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; but woe is un...
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17
For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardshi...
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18
What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without char...
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19
For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the mor...
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20
And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under...
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21
to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God (Elohim), but under law t...
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22
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I...
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23
And I do this for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.
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24
Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye...
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25
And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to re...
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26
I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
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27
but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to ot...
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