1 Corinthians 9:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 9:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 9:7 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who fe..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 9:7 — KJV
“Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?”
— 1 Corinthians 9:7 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9:7 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 9:7
“Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:7: vineyard, fruit, thereof
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:7: time, own, thereof
“Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. fruit of thy seed: Heb. fulness of the seed”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:7: own, vineyard, fruit
“When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:7: any, own, vineyard
“In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:7: goeth, any, own
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