3MydefencetothemthatexaminemeisG1510this. 5HavewenorightG1849toleadaboutawifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135thatisabeliever,evenG2532astherestG3062oftheapostlesG652,andthebrethrenoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andCephasΚηφᾶς;KēphasG2786? 6OrIonlyμόνοςmonosG3441andBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921,havewenotarightG1849toforbear working? 7WhatsoldierστρατεύεταιstrateuetaiG4754everG4218servethathisownἰδίοιςidioisG2398charges?whoplantethavineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andeatethnotthefruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590thereof?orwhofeedethaflockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167,andeatethnotofthemilkγάλακτοςgalaktosG1051oftheflockποίμνηςpoimnēsG4167? 8DoIspeakλαλῶ;lalōG2980thesethingsG3778afterthemannerofmenἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444?orsaithnotthelawνόμοςnomosG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532thesame? 9ForitiswrittenG1125inthelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475, Thou shaltnotmuzzleκημώσειςkēmōseisG5392theoxβοῦνbounG1016whenhetreadeth outthecorn.IsitfortheoxenβοῶνboōnG1016thatGodθεῷ;theōG2316careth, 10orsaithheitassuredlyforoursakeG1223? Yea,foroursakeG1223itwaswrittenG1125:becausehethatplowethoughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784toplowG722inhopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,andhethatthresheth,tothreshinhopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofpartaking. 11Ifwesowedἐσπείραμεν,espeiramenG4687untoyouspiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152thingsG3173,isitagreatμέγαmegaG3173matterifweshallreapθερίσομεν;therisomenG2325yourcarnalthingsG3173? 12IfothersἄλλοιalloiG243partakeμετέχουσιν,metechousinG3348ofthisrightG1849overyou,donotweyetG235moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123?NeverthelesswedidnotuseἐχρησάμεθαechrēsamethaG5530thisrightG1849;butwebearallthingsG3778,thatwemaycausenohindrancetothegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547. 13Knowyenotthattheythatministeraboutsacredἱερὰhi'eraG2413thingseatἐσθίουσιν;esthiousinG2068ofthethingsofthetemple,andtheythatwait uponthealtarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379havetheirportionwiththealtarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379? 14EvenG2532sodidtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ordainthattheythatproclaimκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098shouldliveζῆν.zēnG2198ofthegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098. 16ForifIpreachthegospel,Ihavenothingtogloryof;fornecessityἀνάγκηanagkēG318isG1510laiduponme;forwoeοὐαὶouaiG3759isG1510untome,ifIpreachnotthegospel. 17ForifIdothisofmine ownwill,IhavearewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408:butifnotofmine ownwill,IhaveastewardshipοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622intrustedtome. 18WhatthenοὖνounG3767isG1510myrewardμισθός;misthosG3408?That,whenIpreachthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,Imaymakethegospelεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG2098withoutcharge,soG2443asnottousetothefullmyrightἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849inthegospelG2098. 19ForthoughIwasG1510freeἘλεύθεροςEleutherosG1658fromallmen,IbroughtmyselfunderbondageG1402toall,thatImightgainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770themoreG4183. 23AndIdoallthingsπάνταpantaG3956forthegospel’sεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098sakeG1223,thatImaybeajointpartakerthereof. 25Andeverymanthatstrivethinthegamesexercisethself-controlinallthingsG3956.NowG1161theydoittoreceiveλάβωσιν,labōsinG2983acorruptiblecrownστέφανονstephanonG4735;butweanincorruptible. 27butIbuffetmybodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andbringitintobondage:lestμήmēG3361byany means,afterthatIhavepreachedκηρύξαςkēruxasG2784toothersἄλλοιςalloisG243,Imyselfshouldberejected. Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9
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