1 CORINTHIANS 9:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?”
Don't you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? — The cultic precedent: temple workers (hierourgountai) are fed by the temple; those serving the altar (thysiasōm) receive a portion of sacrifices. The principle is ancient: those ministering receive sustenance from sacred resources. The Corinthians know this (ouk oidate); Paul expects agreement.
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