1 Corinthians 9:11,14
1 Corinthians 9:8-12 The Message (MSG)
I’m not just sounding off because I’m irritated. This is all written in the scriptural law. Moses wrote, “Don’t muzzle an ox to keep it from eating the grain when it’s threshing.” Do you think Moses’ primary concern was the care of farm animals? Don’t you think his concern extends to us? Of course. Farmers plow and thresh expecting something when the crop comes in. So if we have planted spiritual seed among you, is it out of line to expect a meal or two from you? Others demand plenty from you in these ways. Don’t we who have never demanded deserve even more?
1 Corinthians 9:12b-14 The Message (MSG)
But we’re not going to start demanding now what we’ve always had a perfect right to. Our decision all along has been to put up with anything rather than to get in the way or detract from the Message of Christ. All I’m concerned with right now is that you not use our decision to take advantage of others, depriving them of what is rightly theirs. You know, don’t you, that it’s always been taken for granted that those who work in the Temple live off the proceeds of the Temple, and that those who offer sacrifices at the altar eat their meals from what has been sacrificed? Along the same lines, the Master directed that those who spread the Message be supported by those who believe the Message.
1 Corinthians 9:11 King James Version (KJV)
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
1 Corinthians 9:14 King James Version (KJV)
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
If we sowed spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
1 Corinthians 9:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:11 New Century Version (NCV)
Since we planted spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we should harvest material things?
1 Corinthians 9:14 New Century Version (NCV)
In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who tell the Good News should get their living from this work.
1 Corinthians 9:11 American Standard Version (ASV)
If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?
1 Corinthians 9:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:11 New International Version (NIV)
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?
1 Corinthians 9:14 New International Version (NIV)
In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?
I Corinthians 9:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
If we have sown [the good seed of] spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
1 Corinthians 9:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So also [on the same principle] the Lord directed those who preach the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:11 New Living Translation (NLT)
Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink?
1 Corinthians 9:14 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.
1 Corinthians 9:11 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So, if we’ve sowed many spiritual gifts among you, is it too much to expect to reap material gifts from you?
1 Corinthians 9:14 The Passion Translation (TPT)
In the same way, the Lord has directed those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel. As for me, I’ve preferred to never use any of these rights for myself.