1 CORINTHIANS 9:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 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.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 9:10
“For it is written in the law of Moses, You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.” And on what account has he mentioned this, having the example of the priests? Wishing to establish it far beyond what the case required. Further, lest any should say, “And what have we to do with the saying about the oxen?” he works it out more exactly, saying, “Is it for the oxen that God cares;” Does God then, tell me, take no care for oxen? Well, He does take care of them,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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