9:4 Do we not have the right to financial support? 1
1 Corinthians 9:13-14
9:13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple 2 eat food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar receive a part of the offerings?
9:14 In the same way the Lord commanded those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel.
1 tnGrk “the right to eat and drink.” In the context this is a figurative reference to financial support.