1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:3-10

3Thisαὕτη·hautēG3778isἐστινestinG1510ἡhēG3588myG1699defenseἀπολογίαapologiaG627to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588scrutinizeἀνακρίνουσίνanakrinousinG350meG1473:
4Have weἔχομενechomenG2192noμὴ οὐκmē oukG3361G3756rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to foodφαγεῖνphageinG5315andκαὶkaiG2532to drinkπεῖν;peinG4095?
5Have weἔχομενechomenG2192noμὴ οὐκmē oukG3361G3756rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to take alongπεριάγεινperiageinG4013a believingἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,asὡςhōsG5613doκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588otherλοιποὶloipoiG3062apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588Lord’sτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588G2962brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80andκαὶkaiG2532CephasΚηφᾶς;KēphasG2786?
6Or areἢēG2228BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andκαὶkaiG2532IἐγὼegōG1473the onlyμόνοςmonosG3441apostleswho mustοὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν μὴouk echomen exousian mēG3756G2192G1849G3361work for a livingἐργάζεσθαι;ergazesthaiG2038?
7WhoτίςtisG5101ποτέ;poteG4218serves as a soldierστρατεύεταιstrateuetaiG4754at his ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398expenseὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisG3800?WhoτίςtisG5101plantsφυτεύειphuteueiG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290andκαὶkaiG2532does not eat ofοὐκ ἐσθίει;ouk esthieiG3756G2068itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590ἢēG2228?WhoτίςtisG5101tendsποιμαίνειpoimaineiG4165a flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167andκαὶkaiG2532does not drinkοὐκ ἐσθίει;ouk esthieiG3756G2068ofἐκekG1537itsτοῦ ποίμνηςtou poimnēsG3588G4167τῆςtēsG3588milkγάλακτοςgalaktosG1051?
8Do I sayμὴ λαλῶ;mē lalōG3361G2980thisταῦταtautaG3778from a human perspectiveκατὰ ἄνθρωπονkata anthrōponG2596G444ἢēG2228ὁhoG3588?Doesn’tοὐouG3756theLawνόμοςnomosG3551καὶkaiG2532sayλέγει;legeiG3004the same thingταῦταtautaG3778?
9ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588LawνόμῳnomōG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475: “Do not muzzleοὐ κημώσειςou kēmōseisG3756G5392an oxβοῦνbounG1016while it istreading out the grainἀλοῶντα.aloōntaG248.” Is itμὴmēG3361aboutτῶνtōnG3588oxenβοῶνboōnG1016τῷtōG3588thatGodθεῷ;theōG2316is concernedμέλειmeleiG3199?
10Isn’tἢēG2228He actually speakingπάντως λέγει;pantōs legeiG3004G3843on our behalfδι᾽di᾽G1223G1473?IndeedγὰρgarG1063,this was writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125forδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473,becauseὅτιhotiG3754whentheὁhoG3588plowmanἀροτριῶνarotriōnG722plowsἀροτριᾶν,arotrianG722ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909ἐλπίδιelpidiG1680andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588thresherἀλοῶνaloōnG248threshes, theyshouldὀφείλειopheileiG3784alsoexpectἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδιep᾽ elpidiG1909G1680τοῦtouG3588to share in the harvestμετέχειν.metecheinG3348.
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