1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:11-18

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 tinaG3361G5100hindranceἐγκοπὴνegkopēnG1464to 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 mallonG2570G3123for 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.
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