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1 Corinthians 9:8-9
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1 Corinthians 9:8-9
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8-9 (A) I am not saying this on my own authority. The Law of Moses tells us not to muzzle an ox when it is grinding grain. But was God concerned only about an ox?
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1 Corinthians 9:8
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1 Corinthians 9:8
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8 Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
1 Corinthians 9:9
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1 Corinthians 9:9
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8-9 (A) I am not saying this on my own authority. The Law of Moses tells us not to muzzle an ox when it is grinding grain. But was God concerned only about an ox?
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1 Corinthians 9:9
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1 Corinthians 9:9
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9 For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[a](A) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?(B)
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- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
1 Timothy 5:18
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1 Timothy 5:18
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18 (A) It is just as the Scriptures say, “Don't muzzle an ox when you are using it to grind grain.” You also know the saying, “Workers are worth their pay.”
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1 Timothy 5:18
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1 Timothy 5:18
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18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”[a](A) and “The worker deserves his wages.”[b](B)
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Deut. 25:4
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Luke 10:7
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