1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:6–7

⁶Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?^c

⁷Who 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?

Footnotes

c 9:6 Literally Or is it only Barnabas and I who do not have authority not to work?

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1 Corinthians 9:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
Barnabas	Βαρνάβας	Barnabas	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G921 Barnabas
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
the only	μόνος	monos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3441 only, solitary, desolate
who must	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
work for a living	ἐργάζεσθαι	ergazesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2038 I word, trade, do

1 Corinthians 9:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	Τίς	Tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
serves as a soldier	στρατεύεται	strateuetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G4754 I wage war, fight
at his own	ἰδίοις	idiois	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G2398 one's own, private, personal
expense	ὀψωνίοις	opsōniois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G3800 pay, wages
Who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
plants	φυτεύει	phyteuei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5452 I plant
a vineyard	ἀμπελῶνα	ampelōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G290 a vineyard
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
does not eat of	ἐσθίει	esthiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2068 I eat
its	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fruit	καρπὸν	karpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2590 fruit, result, gain
Who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
tends	ποιμαίνει	poimainei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4165 I shepherd, tend
a flock	ποίμνην	poimnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4167 a flock
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
does not drink	ἐσθίει	esthiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2068 I eat
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
milk	γάλακτος	galaktos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1051 milk

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1 Corinthians 9:6 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9 · Acts 13:1–2 · Acts 4:36 · 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · Acts 18:3 · 1 Corinthians 4:11–12 · Acts 11:22 · Acts 15:36–37 · Acts 20:34–35 · Acts 14:12

1 Corinthians 9:7 Proverbs 27:18 · Deuteronomy 20:6 · 2 Timothy 2:3–4 · 1 Corinthians 3:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.