Revised Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 9:14-18

14EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779hathG1299the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962ordained thatG1299they whichτοῖςtoisG3588preachκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098should liveζῆν.zēnG2198ofἐκekG1537the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588 G2098.

15ButδὲdeG1161IG1473have usedκέχρημαιkechrēmaiG5530noneG3762of these thingsτούτων·toutōnG3778:δὲdeG1161neitherG3756have I writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,thatG2443it should beG1096soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779doneG1096untoἐνenG1722meG1473:forγάρgarG1063it werebetterκαλὸνkalonG2570μᾶλλονmallonG3123for meG1473to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599,thanἢēG2228thatG2443any manG5100should makeG2758myG1473gloryingτὸ καύχημάto kauchēmaG3588 G2745voidκενώσει.kenōseiG2758.

16ForG1063thoughἐὰνeanG1437I preach the gospelG2097,IG1473haveἔστινestinG1510nothingοὐκoukG3756to glory ofκαύχημα·kauchēmaG2745:forG1063necessityἀνάγκηanagkēG318is laidἐπίκειται·epikeitaiG1945upon meG1473;yeaG1161,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759isἐστινestinG1510unto meG1473,ifἐὰνeanG1437I preachG2097notμὴmēG3361the gospelG2097!

17ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487I doπράσσω,prassōG4238this thingτοῦτοtoutoG3778willinglyἑκὼνhekōnG1635,I haveἔχω·echōG2192a rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408:butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487against my willἄκων,akōnG210,a dispensationοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622of the gospelis committed unto meπεπίστευμαι.pepisteumaiG4100.

18G3588WhatτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510myG1473rewardμισθός;misthosG3588 G3408thenοὖνounG3767? VerilythatἵναinaG2443,when I preach the gospelεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097,I may makeθήσωthēsōG5087the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG3588 G2098of ChristG3588 G5547without chargeἀδάπανονadapanonG77,εἰςeisG1519that I abuseκαταχρήσασθαιkatachrēsasthaiG2710notμὴmēG3361myG1473authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG3588 G1849inἐνenG1722the gospelεὐαγγελίῳ.¶euangeliōG3588 G2098.

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