1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:15-22

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.
19ThoughγὰρgarG1063I amὢνōnG1510free of obligationἘλεύθεροςEleutherosG1658toἐκekG1537anyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,I make myself a slaveἐδούλωσαedoulōsaG1402G1683to everyoneπᾶσινpasinG3956,toἵναinaG2443winκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770τοὺςtousG3588as many as possibleπλείοναςpleionasG4119.
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.
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