1 Corinthians 9:9
ContextNET © | For it is written in the law of Moses, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” 1 God is not concerned here about oxen, is he? |
NIV © | For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." Is it about oxen that God is concerned? |
NASB © | For it is written in the Law of Moses, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING." God is not concerned about oxen, is He? |
NLT © | For the law of Moses says, "Do not keep an ox from eating as it treads out the grain." Do you suppose God was thinking only about oxen when he said this? |
MSG © | Moses wrote, "Don't muzzle an ox to keep it from eating the grain when it's threshing." Do you think Moses' primary concern was the care of farm animals? |
BBE © | For it says in the law of Moses, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. Is it for the oxen that God is giving orders? |
NRSV © | For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? |
NKJV © | For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen God is concerned about? |
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NET © | For it is written in the law of Moses, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” 1 God is not concerned here about oxen, is he? |
NET © Notes |
1 sn A quotation from Deut 25:4. |