1 Corinthians 9:13
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?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
14so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live.
Cross References
Leviticus 6:26'The priest who is making atonement with it doth eat it, in the holy place it is eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting;
Leviticus 22:7and the sun hath gone in, and he hath been clean, and afterwards he doth eat of the holy things, for it [is] his food;
Numbers 18:8And Jehovah speaketh unto Aaron: 'And I, lo, I have given to thee the charge of My heave-offerings, of all the hallowed things of the sons of Israel — to thee I have given them for the anointing, and to thy sons, by a statute age-during.
Deuteronomy 18:1'There is not to the priests the Levites — all the tribe of Levi — a portion and inheritance with Israel; fire-offerings of Jehovah, even His inheritance, they eat,
1 Corinthians 10:18See Israel according to the flesh! are not those eating the sacrifices in the fellowship of the altar?
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 9:4-15
Rights of a Christian Minister. ( a. d. 57.) 3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Say I these… Read the whole commentary →