1 Corinthians 9:13,14

Do ye not know, &c. In further support of the justice of the claim in question, I might remind you of the provision which God made for the priests and Levites under the Mosaic law; that they which minister about holy things As, 1st, the Levites, who perform the various servile offices relating to the temple service; live Are supported by; the things of the temple Have their maintenance, in a great measure, from the offerings, tithes, &c., brought thither; And, 2d, they which wait at the altar The priests, who are chiefly employed in offering the sacrifices at the altar; are partakers with the altar Have a portion allotted them of the sacrifices offered upon it. Even so According to the equity of that law; hath the Lord Christ ordained Namely, Luke 10:7; Matthew 10:11; that they which preach the gospel should live by the gospel Should be supported by those to whom they preach it.