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1 Corinthians 9:6-9 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

6. And are Barnabas and I the only ones who must work to earn our living?

7. No soldier ever serves in the army and pays his own salary. No one ever plants a vineyard without eating some of the grapes himself. No one takes care of a flock of sheep without drinking some of the milk himself.

8. These aren’t just my own thoughts. God’s law says the same thing.

9. Yes, it is written in the Law of Moses: “When a work animal is being used to separate grain, don’t keep it from eating the grain.” When God said this, was he thinking only about work animals? No.

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