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1 Corinthians 9:7

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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?
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  1. Proverbs 27:18Rank 1 from verse 7
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    18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

  2. Deuteronomy 20:6Rank 2 from verse 7
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    6And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

  3. 2 Timothy 2:3–4Rank 3 from verse 7
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    3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

    4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

  4. 1 Corinthians 3:6–8Rank 4 from verse 7
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    6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

    7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

    8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

  5. 1 Timothy 1:18Rank 5 from verse 7
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    18This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

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1 Corinthians 9:7

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warfare

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Sense 1: Military service or conflict. Sense 2: Figuratively, an organized spiritual struggle.

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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charges

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1. Commands or duties laid upon a person. 2. Trusts or things entrusted. 3. Accusations. 4. Expenses.

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eateth

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Third-person singular present form of eat, meaning to take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fruit

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Sense 1: The produce borne by plants or the land. Sense 2: Offspring or increase. Sense 3: A result, product, consequence, character, or work proceeding from something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

7Who 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?

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8Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

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