1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:14-18

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!
17γὰρgarG1063IfεἰeiG1487myπράσσω,prassōG4238preachingτοῦτοtoutoG3778isvoluntaryἑκὼνhekōnG1635,I haveἔχω·echōG2192a rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487it isnot voluntaryἄκων,akōnG210,I am still entrusted withπεπίστευμαι.pepisteumaiG4100aresponsibilityοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622.
18WhatτίςtisG5101thenοὖνounG3767isἐστινestinG1510myG1473ὁhoG3588rewardμισθός;misthosG3408?ThatἵναinaG2443in preaching the gospelεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097I may offerθήσωthēsōG5087τὸtoG3588itεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098free of chargeἀδάπανονadapanonG77,and soεἰςeisG1519notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588use upκαταχρήσασθαιkatachrēsasthaiG2710myG1473τῇtēaG3588rightsἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849inἐνenG1722preachingτῷtōG3588itεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG2098.
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