1 Corinthians 9:8

As a man. The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer. Was this plan for the support of the ministry merely human opinion? There were probably those who argued this and who claimed that there was no scriptural support for the plan.

Saith not the law. The law of God, whether contained in the Ten Commandments or in the rules and regulations referred to as the law of Moses, was regarded with great respect by the Jews and by the Jewish part of the Christian church. When arguing with Jews, Paul was accustomed to prove his points from the OT. In v. 7 he had demonstrated by human reasoning that it is equitable that the church should support the ministers of the gospel. Now he proves from OT illustrations that the same principle was recognized and acted upon during the days of ancient Israel.