1 Corinthians 9:14

1 Corinthians 9:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.

Context of 1 Corinthians 9:14

12If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ. 13Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. 15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast. 16For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

1 Corinthians 9:14 word by word

οὕτως καὶ ὁ κύριος διέταξεν τοῖς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον καταγγέλλουσιν ἐκ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ζῆν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Evenκαίkai · andG2532
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• hathδιατάσσωdiatassō · to directG1299
• the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• preachκαταγγέλλωkataggellō · to proclaimG2605
• the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
• should liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 9:14

• 1 Corinthians 9:4Don’t we have the right to food and drink?
• Matthew 10:10no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.
• Luke 10:7Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
• Galatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.
• 1 Timothy 5:17The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Even so hath the Lord ordained - This is evidently a reference to our Lord's ordination, Matthew 10:10; : The workman is worthy of his meat. And Luke 10:7; : For the laborer is worthy of his hire. And in both places it is the preacher of the Gospel of whom he is speaking. It was a maxim among the Jews, "that the inhabitants of a town where a wise man had made his abode should support him, because he had forsaken the world and its pleasures to study those…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Even so - In the same manner, and for the same reasons. Hath the Lord ordained - Hath the Lord appointed, commanded, “arranged” that it should be so ( ́ dietaxe). The word here means that he has made this a law, or has required it. The word “Lord” here doubtless refers to the Lord Jesus, who has sent forth his ministers to labor in the great harvest of the world. That they which preach the gospel - They who are sent forth by him; who devote their lives to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14the Lord has prescribed: Refer to Matthew 10:10 and Luke 10:7. Also see Galatians 6:6 and 1 Timothy 5:17–18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Even so--The only inference to be drawn from this passage is, not that the Christian ministry is of a sacrificial character as the Jewish priesthood, but simply, that as the latter was supported by the contributions of the people, so should the former. The stipends of the clergy were at first from voluntary offerings at the Lord's Supper. At the love-feast preceding it every believer, according to his ability, offered a gift; and when the expense of…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings