1 Corinthians 9:7 meaning and explanation
Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
1 Corinthians 9:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is defending his apostleship to the Corinthians, some of whom questioned his authority because he refused their financial support and worked as a tentmaker. Here he asks three everyday questions, each expecting a yes: soldiers are paid, vinedressers eat their grapes, shepherds drink their flock's milk.
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