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1 Corinthians 9:17-27

17For ifεἰeiG1487I doπράσσω,prassōG4238thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778voluntarilyἑκὼνhekōnG1635,I haveἔχω·echōG2192arewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408;but ifεἰeiG1487againstG210my willG210,I have been entrustedπεπίστευμαι.pepisteumaiG4100with acommissionοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622nonetheless.

18WhatτίςtisG5101,thenοὖνounG3767, is myrewardμισθός;misthosG3408?That, when I preachG2097the gospelG2097,I may offerθήσωthēsōG5087the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098withoutG77chargeG77,soG1519asG1519not to makeG2710fullG2710useG2710ofG2710my rightἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849in the gospelεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG2098.

19For though I amὢνōnG1510freeἘλεύθεροςEleutherosG1658from allG3956peopleG3956,I have madeG1402myselfG1683a slaveG1402to allG3956,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443I maygainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770moreG4183.

20To the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453I becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096as a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443I might gainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453;to thoseG3588whoG3588are underὑπὸhupoG5259the LawνόμονnomonG3551, I became as oneunderὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551, thoughnot beingὢνōnG1510underὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551myselfαὐτὸςautosG846,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443I might gainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770thoseG3588whoG3588are underὑπὸhupoG5259the LawνόμονnomonG3551;

21to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who arewithoutG459theG459LawἀνόμοιςanomoisG459, I becameas one withoutG459theG459Lawἄνομος,anomosG459,though not beingὢνōnG1510withoutG459theG459lawἄνομοςanomosG459of GodθεοῦtheouG2316butunderG1772the lawG1772of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443I might gainκερδάνωkerdanōG2770thoseτοὺςtousG3588who are withoutG459theG459Lawἀνόμους.anomousG459.

22To theweakἀσθενέσινasthenesinG772I becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,that I might gainκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770the weakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772;I have becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096allG3956thingsG3956to allG3956peopleG3956,soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443I may by allG3843meansπάντωςpantōsG3843saveσώσω.sōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100.

23I doποιῶpoiōG4160allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,soG2443thatG2443I may becomeγένωμαι.¶genōmaiG1096a fellowσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791partakerG4791of it.

24Do you not knowG3609that thoseG3588who runτρέχοντεςtrechontesG5143in a raceσταδίῳstadiōG4712allπάντεςpantesG3956runτρέχουσιν,trechousinG5143, but onlyoneεἷςheisG1520receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983the prizeβραβεῖον;brabeionG1017?RunτρέχετεtrecheteG5143inG3779suchG3779aG3779wayG3779that you may winκαταλάβητε.katalabēteG2638.

25EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whocompetesG75inG75theG75gamesG75exercisesG1467self-controlG1467in allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956.SoοὖνounG3767they do itto obtainλάβωσιν,labōsinG2983a perishableφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349wreathστέφανονstephanonG4735,but we an imperishableἄφθαρτον.aphthartonG862.

26ThereforeτοίνυνtoinunG5106IrunτρέχωtrechōG5143inG3779suchG3779aG3779wayG3779as not to runaimlesslyἀδήλως,adēlōsG84;I boxπυκτεύωpukteuōG4438inG3779suchG3779aG3779wayG3779, as to avoidhittingδέρων·derōnG1194airἀέραaeraG109;

27but I strictlyG5299disciplineG5299my bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983and makeG1396it my slaveG1396,soG3361thatG3361,after I have preachedκηρύξαςkēruxasG2784to othersἄλλοιςalloisG243,I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846will notG3361be disqualifiedἀδόκιμοςadokimosG96.

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