1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:9–10

9For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”d Is it about oxen that God is concerned? 10Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes , they should also expect to share in the harvest.

Footnotes

  • d 9:9 Deuteronomy 25:4|DEU 25:4

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1 Corinthians 9:9

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1125 I write
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
LawνόμῳnomōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3475 Moses
Do not muzzleκημώσειςkēmōseisVerb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularG5392 I muzzle, silence
an oxβοῦνbounNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG1016 an ox
treading out the grainἀλοῶνταaloōntaVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularG248 I thresh
aboutτῶνtōnArticle - Genitive Masculine PluralG3588 the
oxenβοῶνboōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG1016 an ox
GodΘεῷTheōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
is concernedμέλειmeleiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3199 it is a care, it concerns

1 Corinthians 9:10

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
Isn’tἢēConjunctionG2228 or, than
He actually speakingλέγειlegeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
on our behalfδι’di’PrepositionG1223 through, on account of
IndeedγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
this was writtenἐγράφηegraphēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1125 I write
forδι’di’PrepositionG1223 through, on account of
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
becauseὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
plowmanἀροτριῶνarotriōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG722 I plow
plowsἀροτριᾶνarotrianVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG722 I plow
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
thresherἀλοῶνaloōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG248 I thresh
shouldὀφείλειopheileiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3784 I owe, ought
expectἐλπίδιelpidiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG1680 hope, expectation
to share in the harvestμετέχεινmetecheinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG3348 I participate in, share

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 9:9 Deuteronomy 25:4 · 1 Timothy 5:18 · Psalm 104:27 · Jonah 4:11 · Psalm 145:15–16 · Psalm 147:8–9 · Deuteronomy 22:1–4 · Luke 12:24–28 · Deuteronomy 5:14 · Numbers 22:28–35

1 Corinthians 9:10 Romans 15:4 · 2 Timothy 2:6 · Romans 4:23–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.