1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:15-22

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. 20To theG3588 JewsG2453 I becameG1096 likeG5613 a JewG2453, toG2443 winG2770 the JewsG2453. To thoseG3588 underG5259 the lawG3551 I became like one underG5259 the lawG3551 (though I myselfG846 amG1510 notG3361 underG5259 the lawG3551), toG2443 winG2770 thoseG3588 underG5259 the lawG3551. 21To thoseG3588 without the lawG459 I became like one without the lawG459 (though I amG1510 notG3361 outside the lawG459 of GodG2316 butG235 am under the lawG1772 of ChristG5547), toG2443 winG2770 thoseG3588 without the lawG459. 22To theG3588 weakG772 I becameG1096 weakG772, toG2443 winG2770 theG3588 weakG772. I have becomeG1096 allG3956 thingsG3588 to allG3956 people so thatG2443 by all possible meansG3843 I might saveG4982 someG5100.

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