So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
Parallel translations
- WEB Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
- KJV Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
- BSB In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
- NKJV Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
- NLT In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.
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Quick answer
In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. Christ Himself ordained material support for gospel ministers.
Overview
Paul reaches the climax of his case: a direct command of the Lord Jesus (cf. Luke 10:7; Matt 10:10) that gospel preachers be supported by those they serve. This is the strongest authority in his argument. Having established the right so firmly—by custom, by Law, by priesthood, and now by Christ's own word—Paul makes his voluntary surrender of it all the more remarkable and instructive.
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- Matt 10:10Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
- 1 Tim 5:17–18Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
- 1 Cor 9:4Have we no right to eat and to drink?
- Gal 6:6But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches.
- Luke 10:7Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house.
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