1 Corinthians 9:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ For in the Law of Moses it is written, “You must not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”^[a] God is not only concerned about oxen, is he? ¹⁰ Isn’t he really speaking for our benefit? Yes, this was written for our benefit, because the one who plows should plow in hope, and the one who threshes should thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. ¹¹ If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?