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For in the Law of Moses it has been written [in Deut 25:4], “You shall not muzzle a threshing ox”. God is not concerned about the oxen[a], is He? 10 Or is He surely speaking for our sake? Indeed it was written for our sake— because[b] the one plowing ought to plow on the basis of hope, and the one threshing to thresh on the basis of hope that he might partake.

I Do Have This Right Over You

11 If we sowed spiritual things to you, is it a great thing if we shall reap fleshly[c] things from you?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:9 No, God is not concerned whether oxen get fed before, during, or after threshing. This was an object-lesson.
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:10 Or, [meaning] that.
  3. 1 Corinthians 9:11 That is, material.

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