KJV King James Version
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
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1 Corinthians 9:9
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
WEB World English Bible
For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it for the oxen that God cares,
ASV American Standard Version
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for in the law of Moses it hath been written, ‘thou shalt not muzzle an ox treading out corn;’ for the oxen doth God care?
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 9
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
10 Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
12 If others be partakers of [this] power over you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongγὰρG1063 · garforτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoΜωϋσέωςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesνόμῳG3551 · nomoslawγέγραπται·G1125 · graphōto writeοὐG3756 · ounoκημώσειςG5392 · phimoōto muzzleβοῦνG1016 · bousoxἀλοῶντα.G248 · aloaōto threshμὴG3361 · mēnotτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoβοῶνG1016 · bousoxμέλειG3199 · melōto concernτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷ;G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 25:4Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the corn].1 Timothy 5:18For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward.Psalm 104:27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.Psalm 145:15-16The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.Jonah 4:11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [also] much cattle?Luke 12:24-28Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?Deuteronomy 22:1-4Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.Deuteronomy 5:14But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.Numbers 22:28-35And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?Psalm 147:8-9Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.Matthew 6:26-30Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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