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1 Corinthians 9:7

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

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ASV

What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

KJV

Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
τίςtiswhoG5101 →
στρατεύεταιstrateuetaiserves as a soldierG4754 →
ἰδίοιςidioisat [his] ownG2398 →
ὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisexpenseG3800 →
ποτέ;poteat any time?G4218 →
τίςtisWhoG5101 →
φυτεύειphuteueiplantsG5452 →
ἀμπελῶναampelōnaa vineyardG290 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
καρπὸνkarponfruitG2590 →
αὐτοῦautouof itG846 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἐσθίει;esthieidoes eat?G2068 →
ἢēOrG2228 →
τίςtiswhoG5101 →
ποιμαίνειpoimaineishepherdsG4165 →
ποίμνηνpoimnēna flockG4167 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐκekfromG1537 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
γάλακτοςgalaktosmilkG1051 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
ποίμνηςpoimnēsflockG4167 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἐσθίει;esthieidoes drink?G2068 →

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2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.Proverbs 27:18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.Isaiah 5:2He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!Deuteronomy 20:6Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.2 Timothy 2:3–4Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.1 Corinthians 3:6–8I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.Song of Solomon 8:12But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.Proverbs 27:27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.Jeremiah 23:2–3Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.1 Timothy 1:18Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,Leviticus 7:9Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it,Numbers 4:23from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 8:24“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.Isaiah 7:22and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.2 Corinthians 10:4–5The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

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