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1 Corinthians 9:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 [a]Say I these things [b]according to man? saith not the Law the same also?
9 For it is written in the Law of Moses, (A)Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn: doth God take care for [c]oxen?
10 Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes no doubt it is written, that he which eareth, should ear in hope, and that he that thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:8 Secondly he bringeth forth the authority of God’s institution by an argument of comparison.
- 1 Corinthians 9:8 Have I no better ground than the common custom of men?
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Was it God’s proper drift to provide for oxen, when he made this Law? for otherwise there is not the smallest thing in the world, but God hath a care of it.
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
New International Version
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
New International Version
8 Do I say this merely on human authority? 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.”[a](A) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?(B) 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us,(C) because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.(D)
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- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 9:8-10
English Standard Version
8 Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same? 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses, (A)“You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? 10 Does he not certainly speak for our sake? It was written (B)for our sake, because (C)the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop.
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