1 Corinthians 9:7-14 Who, at any time, serves in the wars, on his own charges? Who plants a vineyard, and does not eat the fruit of it? Or who feeds a flock, and does not eat of the milk of the flock?

Living_Oracles⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ Who, at any time, serves in the wars, on his own charges? Who plants a vineyard, and does not eat the fruit of it? Or who feeds a flock, and does not eat of the milk of the flock? ⁸ Do I speak these things as a man? Or does not the law also say these things? ⁹ For, in the law of Moses it is written, "You shall not muzzle the ox treading out the corn." Does God take care of the oxen? ¹⁰ Or, does he command this chiefly for our sakes? For our sakes, certainly, it is written: because, he who plows, ought to plough in hope; and he who threshes in hope, ought to partake of his own hope. ¹¹ If we have sown for you spiritual things, is it a great matter, if we shall reap your carnal things? ¹² If others partake of this authority over you, ought not we, rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this power; but we bear all things, that we may not give any hindrance to the gospel of Christ. ¹³ Do you not know that they who perform sacred offices, eat from the temple? Do not they who wait at the altar share with the altar? ¹⁴ So also, the Lord has appointed them who announce the gospel, to live by the gospel.