1 Corinthians 9:12-19

12IfG1487 othersG243 haveG3348 this rightG1849 to yourG4771 support, shouldn’tG3756 weG1473 have it all the moreG3123? ButG235 we did not exerciseG3756G5530 thisG3778 rightG1849. InsteadG235, we put up withG4722 anythingG3956 rather thanG2443G3361 hinderG1325G5100G1464 theG3588 gospelG2098 ofG3588 ChristG5547.

13Do you not knowG3756G1492 thatG3754 those whoG3588 workG2038 in theG3588 templeG2413 eat ofG2068 its food, and those whoG3588 serveG4332 at theG3588 altarG2379 partakeG4829 ofG3588 its offerings? 14In the same wayG3779G2532, theG3588 LordG2962 has prescribed thatG1299 those whoG3588 preachG2605 theG3588 gospelG2098 should receive their livingG2198 fromG1537 theG3588 gospelG2098. 15ButG1161 IG1473 have not usedG3756G5530 any of theseG3778 rights. AndG1161 I am not writingG3756G1125 thisG3778 to suggest thatG2443 somethingG3779 be doneG1096 forG1722 meG1473. IndeedG1063, IG1473 would ratherG3123G2570 dieG599 thanG2228 let anyoneG3762 nullifyG2758 myG1473 boastG2745.

16YetG1063 whenG1437 I preach the gospelG2097, IG1473 haveG1510 no reasonG3756 to boastG2745, becauseG1063 IG1473 am obligatedG318G1945 to preach. WoeG3759 to meG1473 ifG1437 I do not preach the gospelG3361G2097! 17IfG1487 myG4238 preaching is voluntaryG1635, I haveG2192 a rewardG3408. ButG1161 ifG1487 it is not voluntaryG210, I am still entrusted withG4100 a responsibilityG3622. 18WhatG5101 thenG3767 isG1510 myG1473 rewardG3408? ThatG2443 in preaching the gospelG2097 I may offerG5087 it free of chargeG77, and soG1519 notG3361 use upG2710 myG1473 rightsG1849 inG1722 preaching it.

19ThoughG1063 I amG1510 free of obligationG1658 toG1537 anyoneG3956, I make myself a slaveG1402G1683 to everyoneG3956, toG2443 winG2770 as many as possibleG4119.