1 Corinthians 9:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

have we not authority to eat and to drink?

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  • 1 Thess 2:6 : 6 nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.
  • 2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you; 9 not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;
  • 1 Tim 5:17-18 : 17 The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching, 18 for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy `is' the workman of his reward.'
  • 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;
  • Matt 10:10 : 10 nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff -- for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.
  • Luke 10:7 : 7 `And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy `is' the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,
  • 1 Cor 9:7-9 : 7 who doth serve as a soldier at his own charges at any time? who doth plant a vineyard, and of its fruit doth not eat? or who doth feed a flock, and of the milk of the flock doth not eat? 8 According to man do I speak these things? or doth not also the law say these things? 9 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? 10 or because of us by all means doth He say `it'? yes, because of us it was written, because in hope ought the plower to plow, and he who is treading `ought' of his hope to partake in hope. 11 If we to you the spiritual things did sow -- great `is it' if we your fleshly things do reap? 12 if others do partake of the authority over you -- not we more? but we did not use this authority, but all things we bear, that we may give no hindrance to the good news of the Christ. 13 Have ye not known that those working about the things of the temple -- of the temple do eat, and those waiting at the altar -- with the altar are partakers? 14 so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live.
  • Gal 6:6 : 6 And let him who is instructed in the word share with him who is instructing -- in all good things.

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  • 1 Cor 9:5-8
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    5have we not authority a sister -- a wife -- to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

    6or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority -- not to work?

    7who doth serve as a soldier at his own charges at any time? who doth plant a vineyard, and of its fruit doth not eat? or who doth feed a flock, and of the milk of the flock doth not eat?

    8According to man do I speak these things? or doth not also the law say these things?

  • 1 Cor 9:11-15
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    11If we to you the spiritual things did sow -- great `is it' if we your fleshly things do reap?

    12if others do partake of the authority over you -- not we more? but we did not use this authority, but all things we bear, that we may give no hindrance to the good news of the Christ.

    13Have ye not known that those working about the things of the temple -- of the temple do eat, and those waiting at the altar -- with the altar are partakers?

    14so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live.

    15And I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for `it is' good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void;

  • 2 Thess 3:8-10
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    8nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

    9not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;

    10for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

  • 1 Cor 9:3
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    3My defence to those who examine me in this;

  • 1 Cor 4:10-12
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    10we `are' fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we `are' ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured;

    11unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about,

    12and labour, working with `our' own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

  • 1 Cor 11:21-22
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    21for each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;

    22why, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or the assembly of God do ye despise, and shame those not having? what may I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I do not praise!

  • John 4:31-33
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    31And in the meanwhile his disciples were asking him, saying, `Rabbi, eat;'

    32and he said to them, `I have food to eat that ye have not known.'

    33The disciples then said one to another, `Did any one bring him anything to eat?'

  • 1 Cor 9:1
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    1Am not I an apostle? am not I free? Jesus Christ our Lord have I not seen? my work are not ye in the Lord?

  • 1 Cor 10:22
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    22do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.

  • 2 Thess 3:12
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    12and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

  • 1 Cor 8:8
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    8But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

  • Zech 7:6
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    6When ye fasted with mourning in the fifth and in the seventh `months' -- even these seventy years -- did ye keep the fast `to' Me -- Me? And when ye eat, and when ye drink, is it not ye who are eating, and ye who are drinking?

  • 1 Cor 15:32
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    32if after the manner of a man with wild beasts I fought in Ephesus, what the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!

  • 1 Cor 9:18
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    18What, then, is my reward? -- that proclaiming good news, without charge I shall make the good news of the Christ, not to abuse my authority in the good news;

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8but having food and raiment -- with these we shall suffice ourselves;

  • 2 Cor 7:2
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    2receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud;

  • 1 Cor 7:4
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    4the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, but the wife.

  • 1 Cor 6:12
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    12All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I -- I will not be under authority by any;

  • Luke 10:7
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    7`And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy `is' the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

  • 1 Cor 4:8
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    8Already ye are having been filled, already ye were rich, apart from us ye did reign, and I would also ye did reign, that we also with you may reign together,

  • 1 Pet 4:3-4
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    3for sufficient to us `is' the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revelings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,

    4in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

  • 1 Cor 10:16
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    16The cup of the blessing that we bless -- is it not the fellowship of the blood of the Christ? the bread that we break -- is it not the fellowship of the body of the Christ?

  • 1 Cor 7:6
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    6and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,

  • 2 Cor 4:7
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    7And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us;

  • Acts 20:34
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    34and ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands;

  • 1 Tim 4:3
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    3forbidding to marry -- to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

  • Luke 6:3-4
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    3And Jesus answering said unto them, `Did ye not read even this that David did, when he hungered, himself and those who are with him,

    4how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did take, and did eat, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?'

  • 1 Tim 5:23
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    23no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

  • Heb 13:10
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    10we have an altar, of which to eat they have no authority who the tabernacle are serving,

  • Luke 9:13
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    13And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;' and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

  • Rom 14:17
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    17for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

  • 2 Cor 8:4
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    4with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,