1 Corinthians 9:4
Have we no right to food and to drink?
BSB
ASV
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
KJV
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
And if we would persuade any of our fellow-guests to virtue, we are all the more on this account to abstain from those dainty dishes; and so exhibit ourselves as a bright pattern of virtue, such as we ourselves have in Christ. "For if any of such meats make a brother to stumble, I shall not eat it as long as the world lasts," says he, "that I may not make my brother stumble." I gain the man by a little self-restraint. "Have we not power to eat and to drink?"
The Greek interrogative expresses, "You surely won't say (will you?) that we have not the power or right," &c. eat and drink--without laboring with our hands (1Co 9:11, 13, 14). Paul's not exercising this right was made a plea by his opponents for insinuating that he was himself conscious he was no true apostle (2Co 12:13-16).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Galatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.
leads to
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
They 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.
and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
Through
1 Thessalonians 2:6Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
leads to
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
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Luke 10:7Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
leads to
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
