1 Corinthians 9:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?”
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“Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat of the things of the temple, and they that wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Have ye not known that those working about the things of the temple--of the temple do eat, and those waiting at the altar--with the altar are partakers?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 9:13 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 6:16Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 6:26The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 7:6Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
- Leviticus 22:7When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
- Numbers 5:9Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.
- Numbers 18:8Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.
- Deuteronomy 10:9That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
- Deuteronomy 18:1The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.
- 1 Samuel 2:28And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.
- 1 Corinthians 10:18Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).