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1 Corinthians 9:11-18

11Ifwesowedἐσπείραμεν,espeiramenG4687untoyouspiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152thingsG3173,isitagreatμέγαmegaG3173matterifweshallreapθερίσομεν;therisomenG2325yourcarnalthingsG3173?

12IfothersἄλλοιalloiG243partakeμετέχουσιν,metechousinG3348ofthisrightG1849overyou,donotweyetG235moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123?NeverthelesswedidnotuseἐχρησάμεθαechrēsamethaG5530thisrightG1849;butwebearallthingsG3778,thatwemaycausenohindrancetothegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

13Knowyenotthattheythatministeraboutsacredἱερὰhi'eraG2413thingseatἐσθίουσιν;esthiousinG2068ofthethingsofthetemple,andtheythatwait uponthealtarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379havetheirportionwiththealtarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379?

14EvenG2532sodidtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ordainthattheythatproclaimκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098shouldliveζῆν.zēnG2198ofthegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.

15ButIhaveusedG5530noneG3762ofthesethingsG3778:andIwriteG1125notthesethingsG3778thatitmaybesoG2443doneinmycase;foritweregoodκαλὸνkalonG2570formeratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123todieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599,thanthatanymanG3778shouldmakemygloryingvoidκενώσει.kenōseiG2758.

16ForifIpreachthegospel,Ihavenothingtogloryof;fornecessityἀνάγκηanagkēG318isG1510laiduponme;forwoeοὐαὶouaiG3759isG1510untome,ifIpreachnotthegospel.

17ForifIdothisofmine ownwill,IhavearewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408:butifnotofmine ownwill,IhaveastewardshipοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622intrustedtome.

18WhatthenοὖνounG3767isG1510myrewardμισθός;misthosG3408?That,whenIpreachthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,Imaymakethegospelεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG2098withoutcharge,soG2443asnottousetothefullmyrightἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849inthegospelG2098.

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