Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
If we have sown for you spiritual things, is it too much if we reap your earthly things?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Holman Bible
If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?
International Standard Version
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?
A Conservative Version
If we sowed spiritual things to you, is it a great thing if we will reap your carnal things?
American Standard Version
If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?
Amplified
If we have sown [the good seed of] spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
An Understandable Version
If we have planted spiritual seeds [i.e., the Gospel message] among you, is it too much to expect to reap a material harvest from you?
Anderson New Testament
If we have sown, for your benefit, things that are spiritual, is it a great thing that we reap your carnal things?
Bible in Basic English
If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?
Common New Testament
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?
Daniel Mace New Testament
if for your benefit we have sown spirituals, is it so extraordinary if we should reap some benefit from your temporals?
Darby Translation
If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Godbey New Testament
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Goodspeed New Testament
If it was we who sowed the spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?
John Wesley New Testament
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter, if we shall reap your carnal things?
Julia Smith Translation
If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it great if we shall reap your carnal things?
King James 2000
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your material things?
Lexham Expanded Bible
If we have sown spiritual [things] among you, [is it too] great [a thing] if we reap material [things] from you?
Modern King James verseion
If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If we sow unto you spiritual things: is it a great thing if we reap your carnal things?
Moffatt New Testament
If we sowed you the seeds of spiritual good, is it a great matter if we reap your worldly goods?
Montgomery New Testament
If I have sown for you the seeds of spiritual good, is it a great thing if I reap from you temporal goods?
NET Bible
If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you?
New Heart English Bible
If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?
Noyes New Testament
If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap from you things for the body?
The Emphasized Bible
If, we, unto you, the things of the Spirit have sown, is it a great matter, if, we, of you, the things of the flesh shall reap?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we should reap your corporal things?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Since we, then, sowed spiritual seed for you, is it too much that we should reap from you an earthly harvest?
Webster
If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Weymouth New Testament
If it is we who sowed the spiritual grain in you, is it a great thing that we should reap a temporal harvest from you?
Williams New Testament
If we have sown the spiritual seed for you, is it too great for us to reap a material support from you?
World English Bible
If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?
Worrell New Testament
If we sowed for you spiritual things, is it a great matter, if we shall reap your carnal things?
Worsley New Testament
If we then have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?
Youngs Literal Translation
If we to you the spiritual things did sow -- great is it if we your fleshly things do reap?
Themes
Evil » Instances of » In supporting himself
Ministers » Their people are bound, to » Support them
Reaping » Illustrative of » Ministers receiving temporal provision for spiritual labors
Topics
Interlinear
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Usage: 120
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 9:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Gives Up His Rights As An Apostle
10 or does he speak entirely for our sakes? For our sakes, doubtless, it was written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and that he who threshes in hope should partake of it. 11 If we have sown for you spiritual things, is it too much if we reap your earthly things? 12 And if others have this right, do we not have it more? But we have not used this right, but endure all things, that we may not impede the gospel of Christ.
Cross References
Romans 15:27
They have been pleased indeed, and their debtors they are; for if the nations have participated in their spiritual things, they ought also to serve them in things pertaining to the flesh.
Galatians 6:6
Let him that is taught the word communicate with him that teaches of all good things.
Matthew 10:10
nor a provision sack for the way, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staves; for the laborer is worthy of his support;
2 Corinthians 11:15
It is no great thing, therefore, if his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.