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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might winJews; to thosewho are under the Law, as under the Law though not beingmyselfunder the Law, so that I might winthosewho are under the Law;
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to those who are withoutlaw, as withoutlaw, though not beingwithout the law of God but under the law of Christ, so that I might winthose who are withoutlaw.