1 Corinthians 9:9-14 ἐν (In) γὰρ (for) τῷ (the) Μωϋσέως (of Moses) νόμῳ (law), γέγραπται (it has been written): “Οὐ (Not) κημώσεις (you shall muzzle) βοῦν (an ox) ἀλοῶντα (treading out grain).” μὴ (Not) τῶν (for the) βοῶν (oxen) μέλει (is there care) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (with God)?

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ ἐν (In) γὰρ (for) τῷ (the) Μωϋσέως (of Moses) νόμῳ (law), γέγραπται (it has been written): “Οὐ (Not) κημώσεις (you shall muzzle) βοῦν (an ox) ἀλοῶντα (treading out grain).” μὴ (Not) τῶν (for the) βοῶν (oxen) μέλει (is there care) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (with God)? ¹⁰ ἢ (Or) δι’ (because of) ἡμᾶς (us) πάντως (entirely) λέγει (is He speaking)? δι’ (For sake of) ἡμᾶς (us) γὰρ (for) ἐγράφη (it was written), ὅτι (because) ὀφείλει (ought) ἐπ’ (in) ἐλπίδι (hope) ὁ (the one) ἀροτριῶν (plowing) ἀροτριᾶν (to plow), καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) ἀλοῶν (threshing), ἐπ’ (in) ἐλπίδι (hope) τοῦ (-) μετέχειν (to partake). ¹¹ Εἰ (If) ἡμεῖς (we) ὑμῖν (among you) τὰ (-) πνευματικὰ (spiritual things) ἐσπείραμεν (have sown), μέγα (is it a great thing) εἰ (if) ἡμεῖς (we), ὑμῶν (from you) τὰ (-) σαρκικὰ (material things) θερίσομεν (will reap)? ¹² εἰ (If) ἄλλοι (others) τῆς (of the) ὑμῶν (over you) ἐξουσίας (authority) μετέχουσιν (partake), οὐ (should not) μᾶλλον (more) ἡμεῖς (we)? ἀλλ’ (But) οὐκ (not) ἐχρησάμεθα (we did use) τῇ (the) ἐξουσίᾳ (right) ταύτῃ (this). ἀλλὰ (Instead), πάντα (all things) στέγομεν (we bear), ἵνα (so that) μή (not) τινα (any) ἐνκοπὴν (hindrance) δῶμεν (we should place) τῷ (to the) εὐαγγελίῳ (gospel) τοῦ (of) Χριστοῦ (Christ). ¹³ Οὐκ (Not) οἴδατε (know you) ὅτι (that) οἱ (those) τὰ (in the) ἱερὰ (temple) ἐργαζόμενοι (working), τὰ (the things) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) ἱεροῦ (temple) ἐσθίουσιν (eat); οἱ (those) τῷ (at the) θυσιαστηρίῳ (altar) παρεδρεύοντες (attending), τῷ (in the) θυσιαστηρίῳ (altar) συμμερίζονται (partake)? ¹⁴ οὕτως (So) καὶ (also), ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) διέταξεν (has prescribed) τοῖς (to those) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) καταγγέλλουσιν (proclaiming) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) εὐαγγελίου (gospel) ζῆν (to live).