1 Corinthians 9:7
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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?”
ποίμνη
Flock, herd. Poimne. Fear not little flock for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. The smallness of the flock does not limit the greatness of what God gives.
καρπός
fruit
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καρπός
Fruit, result, outcome. Karpos. I am the vine you are the branches. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Fruit is the evidence of connection. It cannot be manufactured.
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στρατεύομαι
serves as a soldier
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στρατεύομαι
to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations
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ἐσθίω
does drink?
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ἐσθίω
To eat, to consume. Man shall not live by bread alone. Physical eating sustains the body. Feeding on God's word sustains the soul.
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τίς
Who
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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φυτεύω
plants
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φυτεύω
to set out in the earth, i.e. implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine
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ἴδιος
at his own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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ὀψώνιον
expense
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ὀψώνιον
rations for a soldier, i.e. (by extension) his stipend or pay
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ποιμαίνω
shepherds
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ποιμαίνω
to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser)
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ποτέ
at any time?
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ποτέ
indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
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ἤ
Or
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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γάλα
milk
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γάλα
milk (figuratively)
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