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1 Corinthians 9:13 — King James Version← Study notes

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?


1 Corinthians 9:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 9:1319 words
GreekMeaning
οὐκouk
SurelyadverbG3756
οἴδατεoidate
you knowverbG6063
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
τὰta
in thearticleG3588
ἱερὰhiera
sacred thingsadjectiveG2413
ἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoi
workingverbG2038
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thosearticleG3588
ἱεροῦhierou
holyadjectiveG2413
ἐσθίουσινesthiousin
eat?verbG2068
οἱhoi
at thearticleG3588
τῷ
at thearticleG3588
θυσιαστηρίῳthysiastēriō
altarnounG2379
παρεδρεύοντεςparedreuontes
templeverbG2411
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θυσιαστηρίῳthysiastēriō
altarnounG2379
συμμερίζονταιsymmerizontai
partake?verbG4829
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 9:13

He takes great care to show that the receiving was not forbidden. Whereupon having said so much before, he was not content but proceeds also to the Law, furnishing an example closer to the point than the former. For it was not the same thing to bring forward the oxen and to adduce the law expressly given concerning priests. But consider, I pray, in this also the wisdom of Paul, how he mentions the matter in a way to give it dignity. For he did not say, “They which minister…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 22 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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