New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 9

Paul’s Use of Liberty

1AmG1510I notfreeἐλεύθερος;eleutherosG1658?AmG1510I not anapostleἀπόστολος;apostolosG652? Have I notseenἑόρακα;he'orakaG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424our LordκύριονkurionG2962? Are you notmy workἔργονergonG2041in the Lordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962?

2IfεἰeiG1487to othersἄλλοιςalloisG243I amG1510not an apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652,at leastἀλλά γεalla geG235 G1065I amG1510to you; for you are thesealσφραγίςsphragisG4973of myapostleshipἀποστολῆςapostolēsG651in the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

3My defenseἀπολογίαapologiaG627to thoseG3588who examineἀνακρίνουσίνanakrinousinG350me is thisαὕτη·hautēG3778:

4Do we not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to eatG2068and drinkπεῖν;peinG4095?

5Do we not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to takeG4013alongG4013abelievingἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,evenG2532as the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652and thebrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andCephasΚηφᾶς;KēphasG2786?

6OrἢēG2228do onlyμόνοςmonosG3441BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921and I not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to refrainμὴmēG3361from workingἐργάζεσθαι;ergazesthaiG2038?

7WhoτίςtisG5101at anyG4218timeποτέ;poteG4218servesG4754as a soldierστρατεύεταιstrateuetaiG4754at his ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398expenseὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisG3800?WhoτίςtisG5101plantsφυτεύειphuteueiG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and does not eatἐσθίει;esthieiG2068the fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of it? OrἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101tendsποιμαίνειpoimaineiG4165a flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167and does notuseἐσθίει;esthieiG2068the milkγάλακτοςgalaktosG1051of the flockποίμνηςpoimnēsG4167?

8I am not speakingλαλῶ;lalōG2980theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778accordingκατὰkataG2596tohumanG444judgmentG444,am I? OrἢēG2228does not the LawνόμοςnomosG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532sayλέγει;legeiG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

9For it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475, “You shall not muzzleG2778the oxβοῦνbounG1016while he is threshingἀλοῶντα.aloōntaG248.”Godθεῷ;theōG2316is not concernedμέλειmeleiG3199aboutoxenβοῶνboōnG1016, is He?

10OrἢēG2228is He speakingλέγει;legeiG3004altogetherπάντωςpantōsG3843for our sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223?YesγὰρgarG1063,for our sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223it was writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the plowmanἀροτριῶνarotriōnG722oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to plowἀροτριᾶν,arotrianG722in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,and the thresherἀλοῶνaloōnG248to threshin hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of sharingμετέχειν.metecheinG3348the crops.

11IfεἰeiG1487we sowedἐσπείραμεν,espeiramenG4687spiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152thingsG4152in you, is it tooG3173muchG3173ifεἰeiG1487we reapθερίσομεν;therisomenG2325materialσαρκικὰsarkikaG4559thingsG4559from you?

12IfεἰeiG1487othersἄλλοιalloiG243shareμετέχουσιν,metechousinG3348the rightἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849over you, do we not moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123?NeverthelessG235, wedid not useἐχρησάμεθαechrēsamethaG5530thisταύτῃ,tautēG3778rightἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849,but we endureστέγομενstegomenG4722allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956soἵναinaG2443that we will causeδῶμενdōmenG1325noμή τιναmē tinaG3361 G5100hindranceἐγκοπὴνegkopēnG1464to thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098of ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

13Do you not knowG3609that thoseG3588whoperformἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038sacredἱερὰhi'eraG2413servicesG2413eatἐσθίουσιν;esthiousinG2068the foodof the templeG2413, andthoseG3588who attendG3918regularlyG3918to the altarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379haveG4829their shareG4829from the altarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379?

14SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962directedδιέταξενdietaxenG1299thoseG3588who proclaimκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098togetG2198their livingζῆν.zēnG2198from the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.

15But I haveusedκέχρημαιkechrēmaiG5530noneG3762of theseG3778thingsG3778.And I am not writingἔγραψαegrapsaG1125theseG3778thingsG3778soG3779that it will be doneγένηταιgenētaiG1096soG3779in my caseἐνenG1722;for it would be betterκαλὸν μᾶλλονkalon mallonG2570 G3123for me to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599thanἢēG2228have anyG5100man makeG2758my boastκαύχημάkauchēmaG2745an emptyG2758one.

16For ifἐὰνeanG1437I preachG2097the gospelG2097,I have nothingοὐκoukG3756to boastκαύχημα·kauchēmaG2745of, forI amG1945underG1945compulsionἀνάγκηanagkēG318;for woeοὐαὶouaiG3759is me ifἐὰνeanG1437I do not preachG2097the gospelG2097.

17For ifεἰeiG1487I doπράσσω,prassōG4238thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778voluntarilyἑκὼνhekōnG1635,I haveἔχω·echōG2192arewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408;but ifεἰeiG1487againstG210my willG210, I have astewardshipοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622entrustedπεπίστευμαι.pepisteumaiG4100to me.

18WhatτίςtisG5101thenοὖνounG3767is myrewardμισθός;misthosG3408?That, when I preachG2097the gospelG2097,I may offerθήσωthēsōG5087the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098withoutG77chargeG77,soεἰςeisG1519asnot to makeG2710fullG2710useG2710of my rightἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849in the gospelεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG2098.

19For though I amὢνōnG1510freeἘλεύθεροςEleutherosG1658from allπάντωνpantōnG3956men,I have madeG1402myselfG1683a slaveG1402to allπᾶσινpasinG3956,soἵναinaG2443that I maywinκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770moreG4183.

20To the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453I becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096as a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,soἵναinaG2443that I might winκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453;to thoseG3588whoG3588are underὑπὸhupoG5259the LawνόμονnomonG3551,as underὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551thoughnot beingὢνōnG1510myselfαὐτὸςautosG846underὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551,soἵναinaG2443that I might winκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770thoseG3588whoG3588are underὑπὸhupoG5259the LawνόμονnomonG3551;

21to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who arewithoutG459lawἀνόμοιςanomoisG459,as withoutG459lawἄνομος,anomosG459,though not beingὢνōnG1510withoutG459the lawἄνομοςanomosG459of GodθεοῦtheouG2316butunderG1772the lawG1772of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,soἵναinaG2443that I might winκερδάνωkerdanōG2770thoseτοὺςtousG3588who are withoutG459lawἀνόμους.anomousG459.

22To theweakἀσθενέσινasthenesinG772I becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,that I might winκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770the weakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772;I have becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096allG3956thingsG3956to allG3956menG3956,soG2443that I may by allG3843meansπάντωςpantōsG3843saveσώσω.sōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100.

23I doποιῶpoiōG4160allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,soἵναinaG2443that I may becomeγένωμαι.¶genōmaiG1096a fellowσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791partakerG4791of it.

24Do you not knowG3609that thoseG3588who runτρέχοντεςtrechontesG5143in a raceσταδίῳstadiōG4712allπάντεςpantesG3956runτρέχουσιν,trechousinG5143, but onlyoneεἷςheisG1520receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983the prizeβραβεῖον;brabeionG1017?RunτρέχετεtrecheteG5143in suchG3779a wayG3779that you may winκαταλάβητε.katalabēteG2638.

25EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whocompetesG75in the gamesG75exercisesG1467self-controlG1467in allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956.They thenοὖνounG3767do itto receiveλάβωσιν,labōsinG2983a perishableφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349wreathστέφανονstephanonG4735,but we an imperishableἄφθαρτον.aphthartonG862.

26ThereforeτοίνυνtoinunG5106IrunτρέχωtrechōG5143in suchG3779a wayG3779,as not withoutG84aimG84;I boxπυκτεύωpukteuōG4438in suchG3779a wayG3779, as notbeatingδέρων·derōnG1194the airἀέραaeraG109;

27but IdisciplineὑπωπιάζωhupōpiazōG5299my bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983and makeG1396it my slaveG1396,so that, after I have preachedκηρύξαςkēruxasG2784to othersἄλλοιςalloisG243,I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846will not be disqualifiedἀδόκιμοςadokimosG96.

Paul’s Use of Liberty

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9