1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:4-18

4Do we not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to eatG2068and drinkπεῖν;peinG4095?
5Do we not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to takeG4013alongG4013abelievingἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,evenG2532as the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652and thebrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, andCephasΚηφᾶς;KēphasG2786?
6OrἢēG2228do onlyμόνοςmonosG3441BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921and I haveἔχομενechomenG2192noοὐκoukG3756rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to refrainμὴmēG3361fromworkingἐργάζεσθαι;ergazesthaiG2038?
7WhoτίςtisG5101at anyG4218timeποτέ;poteG4218servesG4754asG4754aG4754soldierστρατεύεταιstrateuetaiG4754at his ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398expenseὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisG3800?WhoτίςtisG5101plantsφυτεύειphuteueiG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and does not eatἐσθίει;esthieiG2068its fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590?OrἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101tendsποιμαίνειpoimaineiG4165a flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167and does notconsumeἐσθίει;esthieiG2068someἐκekG1537of the milkγάλακτοςgalaktosG1051of the flockποίμνηςpoimnēsG4167?
8I am not justassertingλαλῶ;lalōG2980theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778accordingκατὰkataG2596to humanG444judgmentG444,am I? OrἢēG2228does the LawνόμοςnomosG3551not sayλέγει;legeiG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778asG2532wellG2532?
9For it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475: “You shall not muzzleG2778the oxβοῦνbounG1016while it is threshingἀλοῶντα.aloōntaG248.”Godθεῷ;theōG2316is not concernedG3199aboutG3199oxenβοῶνboōnG1016, is He?
10OrἢēG2228is He speakingλέγει;legeiG3004entirelyπάντωςpantōsG3843for our sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223?YesγὰρgarG1063,it was writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125for our sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the plowmanἀροτριῶνarotriōnG722oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to plowἀροτριᾶν,arotrianG722in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,and the thresherἀλοῶνaloōnG248to threshin hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of sharingμετέχειν.metecheinG3348in the 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 endureστέγομενstegomenG4722allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we 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 have not writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125theseG3778thingsG3778soG2443thatG2443it will be doneγένηταιgenētaiG1096soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779in my caseἐνenG1722;for it would be betterκαλὸν μᾶλλονkalon mallonG2570G3123for me to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599thanἢēG2228that.NoG3762oneG3762shall makeG2758my boastκαύχημάkauchēmaG2745an emptyG2758one!
16For ifἐὰνeanG1437I preachG2097the gospelG2097,I have nothingοὐκoukG3756to boastκαύχημα·kauchēmaG2745about, forI amG1945underG1945compulsionἀνάγκηanagkēG318;for woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to me ifἐὰνeanG1437I do not preachG2097the gospelG2097.
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.
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