1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:17-27

17ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487I doπράσσω,prassōG4238this thingτοῦτοtoutoG3778willinglyἑκὼνhekōnG1635,I haveἔχω·echōG2192a rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408:butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487against my willἄκων,akōnG210,a dispensationοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622of the gospelis committed unto meπεπίστευμαι.pepisteumaiG4100.
18G3588WhatτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510myG1473rewardμισθός;misthosG3588G3408thenοὖνounG3767? VerilythatἵναinaG2443,when I preach the gospelεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097,I may makeθήσωthēsōG5087the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG3588G2098of ChristG3588G5547without chargeἀδάπανονadapanonG77,εἰςeisG1519that I abuseκαταχρήσασθαιkatachrēsasthaiG2710notμὴmēG3361myG1473powerἐξουσίᾳexousiaG3588G1849inἐνenG1722the gospelεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG3588G2098.
19τοὺςtousG3588ForγὰρgarG1063though I beὢνōnG1510freeἘλεύθεροςEleutherosG1658fromἐκekG1537allπάντωνpantōnG3956men,yet have I madeG1402myselfG1683servantG1402unto allπᾶσινpasinG3956,thatἵναinaG2443I might gainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770the moreπλείοναςpleionasG4119.
20τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532unto the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453I becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096asὡςhōsG5613a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,thatἵναinaG2443I might gainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453;to them that areτοῖςtoisG3588underG5259the lawG3551,asὡςhōsG5613underG5259the lawG3551,thatἵναinaG2443I might gainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770them that areτοὺςtousG3588underG5259the lawG3551;
21G3588To them that are without lawἀνόμοιςanomoisG459,asὡςhōsG5613without lawἄνομος,anomosG459, (beingὢνōnG1510notμὴmēG3361without lawἄνομοςanomosG459to GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235under the lawἔννομοςennomosG1772to ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,)thatἵναinaG2443I might gainκερδάνωkerdanōG2770them that are without lawἀνόμους.anomousG459.
22To the weakἀσθενέσινasthenesinG3588G772became IἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096asG5613weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,thatἵναinaG2443I might gainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770the weakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG3588G772:I am madeγέγοναgegonaG1096all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3588G3956to allπάνταpantaG3588G3956men,thatἵναinaG2443I mightG4982by all meansπάντωςpantōsG3843saveσώσω.sōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100.
23AndδὲdeG1161thisG3778I doποιῶpoiōG4160forδιὰdiaG1223the gospel’s sakeτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588G2098,thatἵναinaG2443I might beγένωμαι.¶genōmaiG1096partakerσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791thereof withαὐτοῦautouG846you.
24Know yeG1492notΟὐκOukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754they whichοἱhoiG3588runτρέχοντεςtrechontesG5143inἐνenG1722a raceσταδίῳstadiōG4712runτρέχουσιν,trechousinG5143allπάντεςpantesG3956,μὲνmenG3303butδὲdeG1161oneεἷςheisG1520receivethλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983the prizeτὸ βραβεῖον;to brabeionG3588G1017?SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779runτρέχετεtrecheteG5143,thatἵναinaG2443ye may obtainκαταλάβητε.katalabēteG2638.
25ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161every manπᾶςpasG3956thatstriveth for the masteryἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75is temperateἐγκρατεύεται·egkrateuetaiG1467in all thingsπάνταpantaG3956.NowοὖνounG3767theyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565μὲνmenG3303do ittoἵναinaG2443obtainλάβωσιν,labōsinG2983a corruptibleφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349crownστέφανονstephanonG4735;butδὲdeG1161weG1473an incorruptibleἄφθαρτον.aphthartonG862.
26IἐγὼegōG1473thereforeτοίνυνtoinunG5106soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779runτρέχωtrechōG5143,notοὐκoukG3756asὡςhōsG5613uncertainlyἀδήλως,adēlōsG84;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779fight IπυκτεύωpukteuōG4438,notοὐκoukG3756asὡςhōsG5613one that beatethδέρων·derōnG1194the airἀέραaeraG109:
27Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I keep underὑπωπιάζωhupōpiazōG5299myG1473bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588G4983,andκαὶkaiG2532bringG1396itinto subjectionG1396:lest that by any meansG3381,when I have preachedκηρύξαςkēruxasG2784to othersἄλλοιςalloisG243,I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846should beγένωμαι.¶genōmaiG1096a castawayἀδόκιμοςadokimosG96.
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