1 CORINTHIANS 9:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.”
Surely he says this for us, doesn't he? Yes, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they ought to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest. — Paul interprets the ox law allegorically: it teaches about human laborers. The plowman and thresher, working in hope of (elpis) harvest, embody the principle. The law 'was written for us' (di' hēmas egraphē), suggesting scripture's ongoing relevance to the church. Labor merits sustenance; this is a principle transcending specific animal care.
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