1 Corinthians 9:9-14 For it is written in the law of Moses : Deut., “You should not put a muzzle on an ox while it tramples over the grain.” Is it the oxen that God is concerned about?

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses [Deut. 25:4], “You should not put a muzzle on an ox while it tramples over the grain.” Is it the oxen that God is concerned about? ¹⁰ Or, is He not really saying this for our sakes? Yes, it was written for us because the farmer ought to plow in hope [of planting a crop], and the harvester ought to thresh grain in hope of reaping a crop. ¹¹ If we have planted spiritual seeds [i.e., the Gospel message] among you, is it too much to expect to reap a material harvest from you? ¹² If other people have the right to receive a share of what you have, should we not have even more [right to it]? Yet we did not make use of this right, but instead we put up with whatever we had to so we would not become a hindrance to [the spread of] the good news [about Christ]. ¹³ Do you not know that those who perform service in the Temple [are permitted to] eat food from the Temple? And those who serve at the Altar receive a share of what is sacrificed on the Altar? ¹⁴ Even so the Lord directed that those who proclaim the good news [about Christ] should get their living from [preaching] that good news.