1 Corinthians 9:9

New American Bible - revised edition

It is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is God concerned about oxen,

Cross References

Psalm 104:27

All of these look to you to give them food in due time.

Proverbs 12:10

The just take care of their livestock, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Isaiah 28:28

Grain is crushed for bread, but not forever; though he thresh it thoroughly, and drive his cartwheel and horses over it, he does not pulverize it.

Jonah 4:11

And should I not be concerned over the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot know their right hand from their left, not to mention all the animals?”

Romans 4:23

But it was not for him alone that it was written that “it was credited to him”;

Deuteronomy 25:4

You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out grain. Levirate Marriage.

Deuteronomy 5:14

but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God. You shall not do any work, either you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your ox or donkey or any work animal, or the resident alien within your gates, so that your male and female slave may rest as you do.

1 Timothy 5:18

For the scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is threshing,” and, “A worker deserves his pay.”