1 Corinthians 9:11

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 9:11

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

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KJV

King James Version

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

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WEB

World English Bible

If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?

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ASV

American Standard Version

If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

If we sowed spiritual things among you⁺, [is it] too much if we will reap fleshly things from you⁺?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 9

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 Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

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

¹² If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

¹³ Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?

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