1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:11–12

¹¹If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you? ¹²If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

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1 Corinthians 9:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
have sown	ἐσπείραμεν	espeiramen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter
spiritual	πνευματικὰ	pneumatika	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4152 spiritual
among you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
too much	μέγα	mega	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3173 large, great
for us	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
to reap	θερίσομεν	therisomen	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2325 I reap, gather
a material	σαρκικὰ	sarkika	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4559 fleshly, carnal
from you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

1 Corinthians 9:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
others	ἄλλοι	alloi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G243 other, another, different
have	μετέχουσιν	metechousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3348 I participate in, share
right	ἐξουσίας	exousias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
to your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
shouldn’t	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
all the more	μᾶλλον	mallon	Adverb	G3123 more, rather
But	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
we did not exercise	ἐχρησάμεθα	echrēsametha	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural	G5530 I use, make use of, deal with
this	ταύτῃ	tautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
right	ἐξουσίᾳ	exousia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
Instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
we put up with	στέγομεν	stegomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G4722 I cover, conceal, bear with
anything	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
rather than	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
hinder	δῶμεν	dōmen	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G1325 I offer, give
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
gospel	εὐαγγελίῳ	euangeliō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2098 the good news, the gospel
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

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1 Corinthians 9:11 Romans 15:27 · Galatians 6:6 · Matthew 10:10 · 2 Corinthians 11:15 · 2 Kings 5:13 · Malachi 3:8–9

1 Corinthians 9:12 2 Corinthians 11:12 · 1 Corinthians 9:15 · 1 Corinthians 9:18 · 2 Corinthians 11:7–10 · 1 Thessalonians 2:6–9 · 1 Corinthians 9:2 · 1 Corinthians 4:14–15 · Acts 20:31–34 · Acts 18:3 · Nehemiah 4:8 · Romans 15:22 · 1 Corinthians 6:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.