1 Corinthians 9:7 Cross References - Murdock

⁷ Who, that serveth in war, doth so at his own expense? Or who, that planteth a vineyard, eateth not of its fruits? Or who, that tendeth sheep, eateth not of the milk of his flocks?

¹⁵ And when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Cephas: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me, more than these do? He said to him: Yes, my Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my lambs for me. ¹⁶ Again, he said to him the second time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He said to him: Yes, my Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep for me. ¹⁷ Again, Jesus said to him the third time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? And it grieved Cephas, that he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me; and he said to him: My Lord, thou understandest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep for me.

²⁸ Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit hath established you bishops; that ye feed the church of God, which he hath acquired by his blood.

⁶ I planted, and Apollos watered; but God produced the growth. ⁷ Not therefore he that planted, is to be accounted of, nor he that watered, but God who produced the growth. ⁸ And he that planted, and he that watered are on a par; each receiveth his reward, according to his labor.

⁴ For the arms of our warfare are not those of the flesh, but those of the power of God; by which we subdue rebellious castles. ⁵ And we demolish imaginations, and every lofty thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and subjugate all reasonings to obedience to the Messiah.

¹⁸ This injunction I commit to thee, my son Timothy, according to the former predictions concerning thee, that in them thou mightest war this good warfare,

¹² And contend in the good contest of faith; and lay hold of life eternal, to which thou art called, and of which thou hast confessed a good confession before many witnesses.

³ And endure evils, as a good soldier of Jesus the Messiah. ⁴ No man, on becoming a soldier, entangleth himself with the business of the world; that he may please him who enlisted him.

⁷ I have fought a good combat, I have completed my race, I have preserved my fidelity;

² Feed ye the flock of God which is committed to you: have care for it, spiritually; not from compulsion, but voluntarily; not for base gain, but with all your heart;