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1 Corinthians 9:7-13

7WhatsoldierστρατεύεταιstrateuetaiG4754everG4218servethathisownἰδίοιςidioisG2398charges?whoplantethavineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andeatethnotthefruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590thereof?orwhofeedethaflockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167,andeatethnotofthemilkγάλακτοςgalaktosG1051oftheflockποίμνηςpoimnēsG4167?

8DoIspeakλαλῶ;lalōG2980thesethingsG3778afterthemannerofmenἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444?orsaithnotthelawνόμοςnomosG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532thesame?

9ForitiswrittenG1125inthelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475, Thou shaltnotmuzzleκημώσειςkēmōseisG5392theoxβοῦνbounG1016whenhetreadeth outthecorn.IsitfortheoxenβοῶνboōnG1016thatGodθεῷ;theōG2316careth,

10orsaithheitassuredlyforoursakeG1223? Yea,foroursakeG1223itwaswrittenG1125:becausehethatplowethoughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784toplowG722inhopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,andhethatthresheth,tothreshinhopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofpartaking.

11Ifwesowedἐσπείραμεν,espeiramenG4687untoyouspiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152thingsG3173,isitagreatμέγαmegaG3173matterifweshallreapθερίσομεν;therisomenG2325yourcarnalthingsG3173?

12IfothersἄλλοιalloiG243partakeμετέχουσιν,metechousinG3348ofthisrightG1849overyou,donotweyetG235moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123?NeverthelesswedidnotuseἐχρησάμεθαechrēsamethaG5530thisrightG1849;butwebearallthingsG3778,thatwemaycausenohindrancetothegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

13Knowyenotthattheythatministeraboutsacredἱερὰhi'eraG2413thingseatἐσθίουσιν;esthiousinG2068ofthethingsofthetemple,andtheythatwait uponthealtarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379havetheirportionwiththealtarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379?

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