1 Corinthians 9:10 meaning and explanation

Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

1 Corinthians 9:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is defending his right to be supported by the church he founded in Corinth, though he chose not to use that right. In verse 9 he quoted Deuteronomy 25:4 about not muzzling the ox, and here he asks whether God's concern in that law was only for animals.

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