7
Who at anytimeserves as a soldier at his ownexpense? Whoplants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Orwhotends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?
10
Or is He speakingaltogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowmanought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.
12
Ifothersshare the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we did not usethisright, but we endureallthingsso that we will causeno*hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
13
Do you not know that those who performsacredserviceseat the food of the temple, and those who attendregularly to the altarhave their share from the altar?
15
But I have usednone of thesethings. And I am not writingthesethingsso that it will be doneso in my case; for it would be better* for me to diethan have any man make my boast an empty one.