New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 9:17-27

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.

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