Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 9
(Deuteronomy 18:1–8)
1Am IεἰμὶeimiG1510notΟὐκOukG3756freeἐλεύθερος;eleutherosG1658?Am IεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756an apostleἀπόστολος;apostolosG652?Have I not seenοὐχὶ ἑόρακα;ouchi he'orakaG3780G3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ourG1473τὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962?AreἐστεesteG1510youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771yourselvesnotοὐouG3756τὸtoG3588myG1473workmanshipἔργονergonG2041inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962?
2Even ifεἰeiG1487I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756an apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652to othersἄλλοιςalloisG243,surelyἀλλά γεalla geG235G1065I amεἰμι·eimiG1510to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.ForγὰρgarG1063youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510theἡhēG3588sealσφραγίςsphragisG4973of myG1473τῆςtēsG3588apostleshipἀποστολῆςapostolēsG651inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.
5Have weἔχομενechomenG2192noμὴ οὐκmē oukG3361G3756rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to take alongπεριάγεινperiageinG4013a believingἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,asὡςhōsG5613doκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588otherλοιποὶloipoiG3062apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588Lord’sτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588G2962brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80andκαὶkaiG2532CephasΚηφᾶς;KēphasG2786?
7WhoτίςtisG5101ποτέ;poteG4218serves as a soldierστρατεύεταιstrateuetaiG4754at his ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398expenseὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisG3800?WhoτίςtisG5101plantsφυτεύειphuteueiG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290andκαὶkaiG2532does not eat ofοὐκ ἐσθίει;ouk esthieiG3756G2068itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590ἢēG2228?WhoτίςtisG5101tendsποιμαίνειpoimaineiG4165a flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167andκαὶkaiG2532does not drinkοὐκ ἐσθίει;ouk esthieiG3756G2068ofἐκekG1537itsτοῦ ποίμνηςtou poimnēsG3588G4167τῆςtēsG3588milkγάλακτοςgalaktosG1051?
9ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588LawνόμῳnomōG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475: “Do not muzzleοὐ κημώσειςou kēmōseisG3756G5392an oxβοῦνbounG1016while it istreading out the grainἀλοῶντα.aloōntaG248.” Is itμὴmēG3361aboutτῶνtōnG3588oxenβοῶνboōnG1016τῷtōG3588thatGodθεῷ;theōG2316is concernedμέλειmeleiG3199?
10Isn’tἢēG2228He actually speakingπάντως λέγει;pantōs legeiG3004G3843on our behalfδι᾽di᾽G1223G1473?IndeedγὰρgarG1063,this was writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125forδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473,becauseὅτιhotiG3754whentheὁhoG3588plowmanἀροτριῶνarotriōnG722plowsἀροτριᾶν,arotrianG722ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909ἐλπίδιelpidiG1680andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588thresherἀλοῶνaloōnG248threshes, theyshouldὀφείλειopheileiG3784alsoexpectἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδιep᾽ elpidiG1909G1680τοῦtouG3588to share in the harvestμετέχειν.metecheinG3348.
12IfεἰeiG1487othersἄλλοιalloiG243haveμετέχουσιν,metechousinG3348thisτῆςtēsG3588rightἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849to yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771support,shouldn’tοὐouG3756weG1473have itall the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123?Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235we did not exerciseοὐκ ἐχρησάμεθαouk echrēsamethaG3756G5530thisταύτῃ,tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588rightἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849.InsteadἀλλὰallaG235,we put up withστέγομενstegomenG4722anythingπάνταpantaG3956rather thanἵνα μήina mēG2443G3361hinderτινα ἐγκοπὴν δῶμενtina egkopēn dōmenG1325G5100G1464theτῷtōG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.
13Do you not knowΟὐκOukG3756G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754those whoG3588workἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038in theG3588templeἱερὰhi'eraG2413eat ofἐσθίουσιν;esthiousinG2068its foodἐκ ἱεροῦek hi'erouG3588G1537G2411, andthose whoG3588serveπαρεδρεύοντεςparedreuontesG4332at theG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379partakeσυμμερίζονται;summerizontaiG4829ofG3588its offeringsθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379?
14In the same wayοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779G2532,theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has prescribed thatδιέταξενdietaxenG1299those whoτοῖςtoisG3588preachκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098should receive their livingζῆν.zēnG2198fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.
15ButδὲdeG1161IG1473have not usedοὐ κέχρημαιou kechrēmaiG3756G5530anyοὐδενὶoudeniG3762of theseτούτων·toutōnG3778rights.AndδὲdeG1161I am not writingοὐκ ἔγραψαouk egrapsaG3756G1125thisταῦταtautaG3778to suggest thatἵναinaG2443somethingοὕτωςhoutōsG3779be doneγένηταιgenētaiG1096forἐνenG1722meG1473.IndeedγάρgarG1063,IG1473would ratherκαλὸν μᾶλλονkalon mallonG3123G2570dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599thanἢēG2228let anyoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762nullifyκενώσει.kenōseiG2758myG1473τὸtoG3588boastκαύχημάkauchēmaG2745.
16YetγὰρgarG1063whenἐὰνeanG1437I preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζωμαι,euangelizōmaiG2097,IG1473haveἔστινestinG1510no reasonοὐκoukG3756to boastκαύχημα·kauchēmaG2745,becauseγάρgarG1063IG1473am obligatedἀνάγκη ἐπίκειται·anagkē epikeitaiG318G1945to preachγάρgarG1063.WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759ἐστινestinG1510to meG1473ifἐὰνeanG1437I do not preach the gospelμὴ εὐαγγελίσωμαι.mē euangelisōmaiG3361G2097!
18WhatτίςtisG5101thenοὖνounG3767isἐστινestinG1510myG1473ὁhoG3588rewardμισθός;misthosG3408?ThatἵναinaG2443in preaching the gospelεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097I may offerθήσωthēsōG5087τὸtoG3588itεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098free of chargeἀδάπανονadapanonG77,and soεἰςeisG1519notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588use upκαταχρήσασθαιkatachrēsasthaiG2710myG1473τῇtēaG3588rightsἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849inἐνenG1722preachingτῷtōG3588itεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG2098.
Paul the Servant to All
20καὶkaiG2532To theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453I becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096likeὡςhōsG5613a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,toἵναinaG2443winκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770theJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453.To thoseτοῖςtoisG3588underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμονnomonG3551I became like oneὡςhōsG5613underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμον,nomonG3551(though ImyselfαὐτὸςautosG846amὢνōnG1510notμὴmēG3361underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμον,nomonG3551),toἵναinaG2443winκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770thoseτοὺςtousG3588underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμονnomonG3551.
21To thoseτοῖςtoisG3588without the lawἀνόμοιςanomoisG459I became like oneὡςhōsG5613without the lawἄνομος,anomosG459(though IamὢνōnG1510notμὴmēG3361outside the lawἄνομοςanomosG459of GodθεοῦtheouG2316butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235amunder the lawἔννομοςennomosG1772of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547),toἵναinaG2443winκερδάνωkerdanōG2770thoseτοὺςtousG3588without the lawἀνόμους.anomousG459.
22To theτοῖςtoisG3588weakἀσθενέσινasthenesinG772I becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,toἵναinaG2443winκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770theτοὺςtousG3588weakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772.I have becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096allπᾶσινpasinG3956thingsτοῖςtoisG3588to allπάνταpantaG3956peopleso thatἵναinaG2443by all possible meansπάντωςpantōsG3843I might saveσώσω.sōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100.
Run Your Race to Win
24Do you not knowΟὐκOukG3756G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722a raceσταδίῳstadiōG4712μὲνmenG3303allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588runnersτρέχοντεςtrechontesG5143runτρέχουσιν,trechousinG5143,butδὲdeG1161only oneεἷςheisG1520receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983theτὸtoG3588prizeβραβεῖον;brabeionG1017?RunτρέχετεtrecheteG5143in such a wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779as toἵναinaG2443takeκαταλάβητε.katalabēteG2638the prize.
25δὲdeG1161EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588competes in the gamesἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75trains with strict disciplineπάντα ἐγκρατεύεται·panta egkrateuetaiG1467G3956οὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303.TheyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565do it forἵνα λάβωσιν,ina labōsinG2443G2983a crownστέφανονstephanonG4735that isperishableφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349,butδὲdeG1161weG1473do it for a crown that isimperishableἄφθαρτον.aphthartonG862.
27Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,I disciplineὑπωπιάζωhupōpiazōG5299myG1473τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983andκαὶkaiG2532make it my slaveδουλαγωγῶ,doulagōgōG1396, so thatafter I have preachedκηρύξαςkēruxasG2784to othersἄλλοιςalloisG243,I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846will not beμή γένωμαι.¶mē genōmaiG3361G4459G1096disqualifiedἀδόκιμοςadokimosG96.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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