1 Corinthians 9:11
The Rights of an Apostle
10Isn’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.11If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?12If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
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Berean Standard Bible
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?
American Standard Version (1901)
If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?
Bible in Basic English
If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?
Douay-Rheims 1899
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?
Free Bible Version
If we sowed what is spiritual with you, does it really matter if we reap some material benefit?
Geneva Bible 1599
If wee haue sowen vnto you spirituall thinges, is it a great thing if we reape your carnall thinges?
King James (Authorized) Version
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Plain English Version
That garden is a picture of all of you Christians, and those gardeners are like the people that told you God’s good news. You see, we worked hard when we told you God’s good news. We gave you what your spirits needed. So now it is only fair for you to give us the things that our bodies need. But we never ask you to give us anything.
Translation for Translators
And because we have proclaimed God’s message to you, we certainly have the right to receive from you the things that we need for our bodies [MET]! [MET, RHQ]
Unlocked Literal Bible
If we sowed spiritual things among you, is it too much for us to reap material things from you?
Noah Webster Bible
If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
World English Bible
If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?
Young's Literal Translation
If we to you the spiritual things did sow — great [is it] if we your fleshly things do reap?