1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:16-19

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.
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