1 Corinthians 9:14

The Rights of an Apostle

13Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?14In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.

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Berean Standard Bible
In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
American Standard Version (1901)
Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.
Bible in Basic English
Even so did the Lord give orders that the preachers of the good news might get their living from the good news.
Douay-Rheims 1899
So also the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel, should live by the gospel.
Free Bible Version
In just the same way the Lord ordered that those who announce the good news should live from supporters of the good news.
Geneva Bible 1599
So also hath the Lord ordeined, that they which preach ye Gospel, should liue of the Gospel.
King James (Authorized) Version
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
Plain English Version
And just like that, our leader Jesus said that his workers have to get something too. He said that the people that hear the good news and get new life, they have to give something to the people that told them that good news, so that Jesus’s workers get the food and other things that they need.
Translation for Translators
So the Lord has commanded that those who proclaim the good message about him should receive from those who hear that message what they need to live on.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living from the gospel.
Noah Webster Bible
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel should live by the gospel.
World English Bible
Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
Young's Literal Translation
so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live.