1 Corinthians 9
1. Am * I not an apostle? am * I not free? have I not seen * Jesus Christ our Lord? are * not ye my work in the Lord?
2. If I be * not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am * to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are * ye in the Lord.
3. Mine answer to them that do examine * me is * this,
4. Have we * not power to eat * and to drink * ?
5. Have we * not power to lead about * a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6. Or I only and Barnabas,have * not we * power to forbear working * ?
7. Who goeth a warfare * any time at his own charges? who planteth * a vineyard, and eateth * not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth * a flock, and eateth * not of the milk of the flock?
8. Say I * these things as a man? or saith * not the law the same also?
9. For it is written * in the law of Moses, Thou shalt * not muzzle * the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn * . Doth * God take care * for oxen?
10. Or saith he * it altogether for * our sakes? For * our sakes, no doubt, this is written * : that he that ploweth * should * plow * in hope; and that he that thresheth * in hope should be partaker * of his hope.
11. If we have sown * unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap * your carnal things?
12. If others be partakers * of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have * not used * this power; but suffer * all things, lest we should * hinder the gospel of Christ.
13. Do ye * not know * that they which minister * about holy things live * of the things of the temple? and they which wait * at the altar are partakers * with the altar?
14. Even so hath * the Lord ordained * that they which preach * the gospel should live * of the gospel.
15. But I have used * none of these things: neither have I written * these things, that it should be * so done * unto me: for it were better for me to die * ,than that any man should make * my glorying void * .
16. For though I preach * the gospel * , I have * nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon * me; yea, woe is * unto me, if * I preach * not the gospel * !
17. For if I do * this thing willingly, I have * a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me * .
18. What is * my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel * , I may make * the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse * not my power in the gospel.
19. For though I be * free from all men, yet have I made * myself servant * unto all, that I might gain * the more.
20. And unto the Jews I became * as a Jew, that I might gain * the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain * them that are under the law;
21. To them that are without law, as without law, (being * not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain * them that are without law.
22. To the weak became I * as weak, that I might gain * the weak: I am made * all things to all men, that I might * by all means save * some.
23. And this I do * for * the gospel's sake, that I might be * partaker * thereof with you.
24. Know ye * not that they which run * in a race run * all, but one receiveth * the prize? So run * , that ye may obtain * .
25. And every man that striveth for the mastery * is temperate * in all things. Now they do it to obtain * a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26. I therefore so run * , not as uncertainly; so fight I * , not as one that beateth * the air:
27. But I keep under * my body,and bring it into subjection * : lest * that by any means, when I have preached * to others, I myself should be * a castaway.
