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?

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.

3 My defense to those me myself examining is this:

4 certainly surely we have [the] 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?

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

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?

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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?

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

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)

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)

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

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.

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

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;

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.

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.

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

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].

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.

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

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