But his servants came near and said to him, “My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”
1 Corinthians 9:11 - English Standard Version 2016 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If we have sown [the seed of] spiritual good among you, [is it too] much if we reap from your material benefits? American Standard Version (1901) If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things? Common English Bible If we sowed spiritual things in you, is it so much to ask to harvest some material things from you? Catholic Public Domain Version If we have sown spiritual things in you, is it important if we harvest from your worldly things? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things? |
But his servants came near and said to him, “My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”
no bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals or a staff, for the laborer deserves his food.
For they were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.
So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches.
Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.