1 Corinthians 9:10
Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
KJV
ἢ δι’ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει; δι’ ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐγράφη, ὅτι ὀφείλει ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾶν, καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν.
Greek NT
an propter nos utique hoc dicit ? Nam propter nos scripta sunt : quoniam debet in spe qui arat, arare : et qui triturat, in spe fructus percipiendi.
Vulgate
or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, to thresh in hope of partaking.
ASV
Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ὀφείλει ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι — SBLGNT
- ὀφείλει ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι ὀφείλει — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν — SBLGNT
- ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ μετέχειν ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …
Is hope a virtue? Is its object eternal happiness? May one man, by the virtue of hope, hope for another's happiness? May a man lawfully hope in man? Is hope a theological virtue? Its distinction from the other theological virtues Its relation to faith Its relation to charity Article 1. Whether hope is a virtue? Objection 1. It would seem that hope is not a virtue. For "no man m…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 10:11 — Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
- 2Tim 2:6 — The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
- Deut 12:19 — Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
- Num 18:31 — And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
- Phil 3:8 — Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win
- Phil 4:14 — Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
- Rom 4:23 — Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
- Rom 15:4 — For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.