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# Who serves as a soldier at his own expense?

Paul uses a rhetorical question to show that he has the right to be supported by the church for his work. Alternate translation: "We all know that no soldier has to buy his own supplies." or "We all know that every soldier receives his supplies from the government." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit?

Paul uses a rhetorical question to show that he has the right to be supported by the church for his work. Alternate translation: "We all know that the one who plants a vineyard will be allowed to eat its fruit." or "No one expects that someone who plants a vineyard will be forbidden to eat its fruit." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# Or who tends a flock and does not drink milk from it?

Paul uses a rhetorical question to show that he has the right to be supported by the church for his work. Alternate translation: "We all know that those who tend flocks may drink milk from the flocks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])