Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. |
Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. |
So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel. |
In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. |
[On the same principle] the Lord directed that those who publish the good news (the Gospel) should live (get their maintenance) by the Gospel. |
In the same also the Lord ordained that those who are proclaiming the good news should be deriving their living from the good news. |
On the same principle the Lord has ordered that those who proclaim the gospel should receive their livelihood from those who accept the gospel. |
Just so the Lord has issued orders that those who preach the good news shall get their living out of it. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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