1 Corinthians 9

1 Surely I am free? Surely I am an apostle Surely Jesus (Christ *K) the Lord of us have I seen? Surely the work of mine you yourselves are in [the] Lord?

Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

2 If to others not I am an apostle, yet at least to you I am; the for seal (of my *N+kO) apostleship you yourselves are in [the] Lord.

If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

3 My defense to those me myself examining is this:

My defence to them that examine me is this.

4 certainly surely we have [the] right to eat and to drink?

Have we no right to eat and to drink?

5 certainly surely we have authority a sister a wife to take about as also the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?

Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

6 Or only I myself and Barnabas not have permission not to work?

Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?

7 who serves as a soldier at [his] own expense at any time? Who plants a vineyard and (from *k) (the fruit *N+kO) of it not does eat? Or who shepherds a flock and from the milk of the flock not does drink?

What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

8 Not according to man these things do I speak? Or also the law these things (not *N+kO) says?

Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same?

9 In for the of Moses law it has been written: Not you will muzzle an ox treading out grain. Surely not for the oxen is there care with God?

For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth,

10 Or because of us entirely is He speaking? For sake of us for it was written because ought in hope the [one] plowing to plow, and the [one] threshing (of the hope of him *K) in hope ([that he] *no) is to partake.

or saith he it altogether for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, [to thresh] in hope of partaking.

11 If we ourselves among you spiritual things sowed, [is it] a great thing if we ourselves from you material things will reap?

If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?

12 If others of the over you authority partake, surely more we ourselves? But not we did use right this, Instead all things we bear so that not any hindrance we may place to the gospel of Christ.

If others partake of [this] right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

13 Surely you know that those in the sacred [things] working (the [things] *no) of the temple eat? those at the altar attending at the altar partake?

Know ye not that they which minister about sacred things eat [of] the things of the temple, [and] they which wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?

14 So also the Lord has prescribed to those the gospel proclaiming from the gospel to live.

Even so did the Lord ordain that they which proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.

15 I myself however (not *no) (have used *N+kO) not any of these; Neither have I written now these things that thus it may become with me myself; good for me rather to die than the boasting of mine (so that *K) (no [one] will make void. *N+kO)

But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case: for [it were] good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

16 If for I shall evangelise, nothing there is to me boasting; necessity for me is laid upon; Woe (however *N+kO) to me be if not (I shall evangelise. *N+kO)

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.

17 If for willingly this I do, a reward I have; if however unwillingly, a stewardship I have been entrusted with.

For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

18 What then (of me *N+kO) is the reward? That in evangelising free of charge I may offer the gospel (of the Christ *K) so as not to use up the right of me in the gospel.

What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel.

19 Free for being from all to all myself I became servant so that the more I may gain;

For though I was free from all [men], I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

20 And I became to the Jews like a Jew so that Jews I may win; To those under [the] Law as under [the] law (not being myself *NO) under [the] law so that those under [the] law I may win;

And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

21 To those outside [the] Law like outside [the] Law — not being outside [the] law (of God *N+kO) but under [the] law (of Christ — *N+kO) so that I may win (those *no) outside [the] Law.

to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

22 I became to the weak (as *K) weak that the weak I may win; The [things] to all I have become all so that by all means some I may save.

To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

23 (All [things] *N+KO) now I do on account of the gospel that a fellow partaker with it I may become.

And I do all things for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.

24 Surely you know that those in a race course running all indeed run, one however receives the prize? Thus do run that you may grasp [it].

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run, that ye may attain.

25 Everyone now who is striving in all things controls himself; they indeed then that a perishable crown they may receive, we ourselves however an imperishable.

And every man that striveth in the games is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

26 I myself therefore thus run as not uncertainly, so I fight as not [the] air beating;

I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

27 But I batter my body and bring [it] into servitude, lest perhaps to others having preached myself disqualified I may be.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.