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1 Corinthians 9:13-15
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
1 Corinthians 9:13-15
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
The Lord Even Commanded That Gospel Workers Live By Their Work
13 Do you not know that the ones working the temple-duties eat the things from the temple, that the ones serving at the altar divide-a-share with the altar? 14 So also the Lord directed[a] the ones proclaiming the good-news to be living from the good-news.
But My Boast Is That I Do Not Make Use of This Right
15 But I have not made-use-of any of these things. And I did not write these things in order that it might become so in my case, for it would be better for me to die rather than— no one shall empty my boast[b]!
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- 1 Corinthians 9:14 Or, commanded, ordered. Paul does not make use of rights specifically commanded by the Lord. The Corinthians should also forego rights specifically granted in Scripture, rights based on knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 9:15 Paul’s sacrifice of his right to financial support is a personal matter of boasting for which he would die rather than give up.
1 Corinthians 9:13-15
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1 Corinthians 9:13-15
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13 Don’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?(A) 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(B)
15 But I have not used any of these rights.(C) 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.(D)
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