New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 9:4-12

4Do we not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to eatG2068and drinkπεῖν;peinG4095?

5Do we not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to takeG4013alongG4013abelievingἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,evenG2532as the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652and thebrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andCephasΚηφᾶς;KēphasG2786?

6OrἢēG2228do onlyμόνοςmonosG3441BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921and I not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to refrainμὴmēG3361from workingἐργάζεσθαι;ergazesthaiG2038?

7WhoτίςtisG5101at anyG4218timeποτέ;poteG4218servesG4754as a soldierστρατεύεταιstrateuetaiG4754at his ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398expenseὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisG3800?WhoτίςtisG5101plantsφυτεύειphuteueiG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and does not eatἐσθίει;esthieiG2068the fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of it? OrἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101tendsποιμαίνειpoimaineiG4165a flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167and does notuseἐσθίει;esthieiG2068the milkγάλακτοςgalaktosG1051of the flockποίμνηςpoimnēsG4167?

8I am not speakingλαλῶ;lalōG2980theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778accordingκατὰkataG2596tohumanG444judgmentG444,am I? OrἢēG2228does not the LawνόμοςnomosG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532sayλέγει;legeiG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

9For it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475, “You shall not muzzleG2778the oxβοῦνbounG1016while he is threshingἀλοῶντα.aloōntaG248.”Godθεῷ;theōG2316is not concernedμέλειmeleiG3199aboutoxenβοῶνboōnG1016, is He?

10OrἢēG2228is He speakingλέγει;legeiG3004altogetherπάντωςpantōsG3843for our sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223?YesγὰρgarG1063,for our sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223it was writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the plowmanἀροτριῶνarotriōnG722oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to plowἀροτριᾶν,arotrianG722in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,and the thresherἀλοῶνaloōnG248to threshin hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of sharingμετέχειν.metecheinG3348the crops.

11IfεἰeiG1487we sowedἐσπείραμεν,espeiramenG4687spiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152thingsG4152in you, is it tooG3173muchG3173ifεἰeiG1487we reapθερίσομεν;therisomenG2325materialσαρκικὰsarkikaG4559thingsG4559from you?

12IfεἰeiG1487othersἄλλοιalloiG243shareμετέχουσιν,metechousinG3348the rightἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849over you, do we not moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123?NeverthelessG235, wedid not useἐχρησάμεθαechrēsamethaG5530thisταύτῃ,tautēG3778rightἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849,but we endureστέγομενstegomenG4722allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956soἵναinaG2443that we will causeδῶμενdōmenG1325noμή τιναmē tinaG3361 G5100hindranceἐγκοπὴνegkopēnG1464to thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098of ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

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