1 Corinthians 9:4

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.

[9:4]  ¹ tn Grk “the right to eat and drink.” In the context this is a figurative reference to financial support.

[9:13]  ² tn Grk “working the sacred things.”