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1 Corinthians 9:3-18

3ἡhēG3588MineG1699answerἀπολογίαapologiaG627to themτοῖςtoisG3588that do examineἀνακρίνουσίνanakrinousinG350meG1473isἐστινestinG1510thisαὕτη·hautēG3778,

4Have weἔχομενechomenG2192μὴmēG3361notοὐκoukG3756rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315andκαὶkaiG2532to drinkπεῖν;peinG4095?

5οἱhoiG3588Have weἔχομενechomenG2192μὴmēG3361notοὐκoukG3756rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to lead aboutπεριάγεινperiageinG4013a sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79,a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,as wellὡςhōsG5613asκαὶkaiG2532otherλοιποὶloipoiG3062apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652,andκαὶkaiG2532asthe brethrenοἱ ἀδελφοὶhoi adelphoiG3588 G80of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532CephasΚηφᾶς;KēphasG2786?

6G3588OrἢēG2228IἐγὼegōG1473onlyμόνοςmonosG3441andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921,οὐκoukG3756haveἔχομενechomenG2192notμὴmēG3361werightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to forbear workingἐργάζεσθαι;ergazesthaiG2038?

7WhoτίςtisG5101goeth a warfareστρατεύεταιstrateuetaiG4754any timeποτέ;poteG4218at his ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398chargesὀψωνίοιςopsōnioisG3800?whoτίςtisG5101plantethφυτεύειphuteueiG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andκαὶkaiG2532eatethἐσθίει;esthieiG2068notοὐκoukG3756ofG1537the fruitτὸν καρπὸνton karponG3588 G2590thereofαὐτοῦautouG846?orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101feedethποιμαίνειpoimaineiG4165a flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167,andκαὶkaiG2532eatethἐσθίει;esthieiG2068notοὐκoukG3756ofG1537the milkτοῦ γάλακτοςtou galaktosG3588 G1051of the flockτῆς ποίμνηςtēs poimnēsG3588 G4167?

8Say Iλαλῶ;lalōG2980these thingsταῦταtautaG3778μὴmēG3361asκατὰkataG2596a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444?orἢēG2228saithλέγει;legeiG3004notG3780the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588 G3551the sameταῦταtautaG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532?

9τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722the lawνόμῳnomōG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,Thou shaltG5392notοὐouG3756muzzle the mouth ofκημώσειςkēmōseisG5392the oxβοῦνbounG1016that treadeth out the grainἀλοῶντα.aloōntaG248.DothG3199Godτῶν θεῷ;tōn theōG3588 G2316μὴmēG3361take careμέλειmeleiG3199for oxenβοῶν τῷboōn tōG3588 G1016?

10OrἢēG2228saith heλέγει;legeiG3004italtogetherπάντωςpantōsG3843forδι᾽di᾽G1223our sakesG1473?Forδι᾽di᾽G1223our sakesG1473,no doubtγὰρgarG1063, thisis writtenἐγράφηegraphēG1125:thatὅτιhotiG3754heὁhoG3588that plowethἀροτριῶνarotriōnG722shouldὀφείλειopheileiG3784plowἀροτριᾶν,arotrianG722inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680;and thatκαὶkaiG2532he thatὁhoG3588threshethἀλοῶνaloōnG248inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδι τοῦelpidi touG3588 G1680should be partakerμετέχειν.metecheinG3348of hisG846hopeG1680.

11τὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588IfεἰeiG1487weG1473have sownἐσπείραμεν,espeiramenG4687unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771spiritual thingsπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152, is ita great thingμέγαmegaG3173ifεἰeiG1487weG1473shall reapθερίσομεν;therisomenG2325yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771carnal thingsσαρκικὰsarkikaG4559?

12IfεἰeiG1487othersἄλλοιalloiG243be partakersμετέχουσιν,metechousinG3348of thisauthorityτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849over youὑμῶνhumōnG4771, arenotοὐouG3756weG1473ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123?Neverthelessἀλλ᾽all᾽G235we haveG5530notοὐκoukG3756usedἐχρησάμεθαechrēsamethaG5530thisταύτῃ,tautēG3778authorityτῇ ἐξουσίᾳtēa exousiaG3588 G1849;butἀλλὰallaG235sufferστέγομενstegomenG4722all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,lestἵναinaG2443μήmēG3361we shouldδῶμενdōmenG1325τιναtinaG5100hinderἐγκοπὴνegkopēnG1464the gospelτῷ εὐαγγελίῳtō euangeliōG3588 G2098of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.¶tou ChristouG3588 G5547.

13Do yeG1492notΟὐκOukG3756knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754they which ministerἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG3588 G2038aboutἐκekG1537holy thingsἱερὰhi'eraG3588 G2413liveἐσθίουσιν;esthiousinG2068of the thingsof the templeἱεροῦhi'erouG3588 G2411?and they which waitπαρεδρεύοντεςparedreuontesG3588 G4332at the altarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG3588 G2379are partakersσυμμερίζονται;summerizontaiG4829with the altarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG3588 G2379?

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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