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1 Corinthians 9:11

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

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ASV

If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?

KJV

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
εἰeiIfG1487 →
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165 →
ὑμῖνhuminamong youG4771 →
τὰta<the>G3588 →
πνευματικὰpneumatikaspiritual thingsG4152 →
ἐσπείραμεν,espeiramensowed,G4687 →
μέγαmega[is it] a great thingG3173 →
εἰeiifG1487 →
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165 →
ὑμῶνhumōnfrom youG4771 →
τὰta<the>G3588 →
σαρκικὰsarkikamaterial thingsG4559 →
θερίσομεν;therisomenwill reap?G2325 →

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Romans 15:27They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.Galatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.Matthew 10:10Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.2 Corinthians 11:15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.2 Kings 5:13Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”Malachi 3:8–9Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.1 Corinthians 2:13And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.2 Kings 4:42Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.Leviticus 23:20The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.2 Corinthians 6:4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;Deuteronomy 26:11So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.

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