If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
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Interpretation
It is not new for a minister to meet with unkind returns for good-will to a people, and diligent and successful services among them. To the cavils of some, the apostle answers, so as to set forth himself as an example of self-denial, for the good of others.
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This thought runs through 1 Corinthians 9:11-13.