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1 Corinthians 9:3-18

3MydefencetothemthatexaminemeisG1510this.

4HavewenorightἐξουσίανexousianG1849toeatG2068andtodrinkπεῖν;peinG4095?

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.

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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