NASB — 1 Corinthians 9 — KJV

Paul’s Use of Liberty

1 Am° I not afree°? Am° I not an bapostle°? Have I not cseen° Jesus° our Lord°? Are you not dmy work° in the Lord°? 2 If° to others° I am° not an apostle°, at least°° I am° to you; for you are the aseal° of my bapostleship° in the Lord°.

[1] a1Co 9:19; 10:29 bAc 14:14; Ro 1:1; 2Co 12:12; 1Th 2:6; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11 cAc 9:3, 17; 18:9; 22:14, 18; 23:11; 1Co 15:8 d1Co 3:6; 4:15
[2] aJn 3:33; 2Co 3:2f bAc 1:25

3 ¶ My defense° to those° who examine° me is this°: 4 IaDo we not have° a right° to eat° and drink°? 5 IaDo we not have° a right° to take° along° a IIbelieving° wife°, even° as the rest° of the apostles° and the bbrothers° of the Lord° and cCephas°? 6 Or° do only° IaBarnabas° and I not have° a right° to refrain° from working°? 7 Who° at any° time° serves° aas a soldier° at his own° expense°? Who° bplants° a vineyard° and does not eat° the fruit° of it? Or° who° tends° a flock° and does not Iuse° the milk° of the flock°?

[4] ILit It is not that we have no right to eat and drink, is it? a1Co 9:14; 1Th 2:6, 9; 2Th 3:8f
[5] ILit It is not that we have no right to take along...Cephas, is it? IILit sister, as wife a1Co 7:7f bMt 12:46 cMt 8:14; Jn 1:42
[6] ILit I and Barnabas aAc 4:36
[7] ILit eat of a2Co 10:4; 1Ti 1:18; 2Ti 2:3f bDt 20:6; Pv 27:18; 1Co 3:6, 8

8 ¶ I am not speaking° these° things° aaccording° to Ihuman° judgment°, am I? Or° does not the Law° also° say° these° things°? 9 For it is written° in the Law° of Moses°, “aYOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE° THE OX° WHILE HE IS THRESHING°.” God° is not concerned° about boxen°, is He? 10 Or° is He speaking° altogether° for our sake°? Yes°, afor our sake° it was written°, because° bthe plowman° ought° to plow° in hope°, and the thresher° [to thresh] in hope° of sharing° [the crops]. 11 aIf° we sowed° spiritual° things° in you, is it too° much° if° we reap° material° things° from you? 12 If° others° share° the right° over you, do we not more°? Nevertheless°, we adid not use° this° right°, but we endure° all° things° bso° that we will cause° no°° hindrance° to the cgospel° of Christ°. 13 aDo you not know° that those° who bperform° sacred° services° eat° the [food] of the temple°, [and] those° who attend° regularly° to the altar° have° their share° Ifrom the altar°? 14 So° also° athe Lord° directed° those° who proclaim° the bgospel° to cget° their living° from the gospel°.

[8] ILit man aRo 3:5
[9] aDt 25:4; 1Ti 5:18 bDt 22:1-4; Pv 12:10
[10] aRo 4:23f b2Ti 2:6
[11] aRo 15:27; 1Co 9:14
[12] aAc 18:3; 20:33; 1Co 9:15, 18 b2Co 6:3; 11:12 c1Co 4:15; 9:14, 16, 18, 23; 2Co 2:12
[13] ILit with aRo 6:16 bLv 6:16, 26; 7:6, 31ff; Nu 5:9f; 18:8-20, 31; Dt 18:1
[14] aMt 10:10; Lk 10:7; 1Ti 5:18 b1Co 4:15; 9:12, 16, 18, 23; 2Co 2:12 cLk 10:8; 1Co 9:4

15 ¶ But I have aused° none° of these° things°. And I am not writing° these° things° so° that it will be done° so° in my case°; for it would be better°° for me to die° than° have any° man make° bmy boast° an empty° one. 16 For if° I preach° the gospel°, I have nothing° to boast° of, for aI am° under° compulsion°; for woe° is me if° I do not preach° bthe gospel°. 17 For if° I do° this° voluntarily°, I have° a areward°; but if° against° my will°, I have a bstewardship° entrusted° to me. 18 What° then° is my areward°? That, when I preach° the gospel°, I may offer° the gospel° bwithout° charge°, so° as cnot to make° full° use° of my right° in the gospel°.

[15] aAc 18:3; 20:33; 1Co 9:12, 18 b2Co 11:10
[16] aAc 9:15; Ro 1:14 b1Co 4:15; 9:12, 14, 18, 23; 2Co 2:12
[17] aJn 4:36; 1Co 3:8; 9:18 b1Co 4:1; Ga 2:7; Ep 3:2; Php 1:16; Col 1:25
[18] aJn 4:36; 1Co 3:8; 9:17 bAc 18:3; 2Co 11:7; 12:13 c1Co 7:31; 9:12

19 ¶ For though I am° afree° from all° [men], I have made° myself° ba slave° to all°, so° that I may cwin° more°. 20 aTo the Jews° I became° as a Jew°, so° that I might win° Jews°; to those° who° are under° Ithe Law°, as under° Ithe Law° though bnot being° myself° under° Ithe Law°, so° that I might win° those° who° are under° Ithe Law°; 21 to those° who are awithout° law°, bas without° law°, though not being° without° the law° of God° but cunder° the law° of Christ°, so° that I might win° those° who are without° law°. 22 To the aweak° I became° weak°, that I might win° the weak°; I have become° ball° things° to all° men°, cso° that I may by all° means° save° some°. 23 I do° all° things° for the sake° of the gospel°, so° that I may become° a fellow° partaker° of it.

[19] a1Co 9:1 b2Co 4:5; Ga 5:13 cMt 18:15; 1P 3:1
[20] IOr law aAc 16:3; 21:23-26; Ro 11:14 bGa 2:19
[21] aRo 2:12, 14 bGa 2:3; 3:2 c1Co 7:22; Ga 6:2
[22] aRo 14:1; 15:1; 2Co 11:29 b1Co 10:33 cRo 11:14

24aDo you not know° that those° who run° in a race° all° run°, but [only] one° receives° bthe prize°? cRun° in such° a way° that you may win°. 25 Everyone° who acompetes° in the games° exercises° self-control° in all° things°. They then° [do it] to receive° a perishable° bwreath°, but we an imperishable°. 26 Therefore° I arun° in such° a way°, as not without° aim°; I box° in such° a way°, as not bbeating° the air°; 27 but I Idiscipline° amy body° and make° it my slave°, so that, after I have preached° to others°, I myself° will not be disqualified°.

[24] a1Co 9:13 bPhp 3:14; Col 2:18 cGa 2:2; 2Ti 4:7; He 12:1
[25] aEp 6:12; 1Ti 6:12; 2Ti 2:5; 4:7 b2Ti 4:8; Jm 1:12; 1P 5:4; Rv 2:10; 3:11
[26] aGa 2:2; 2Ti 4:7; He 12:1 b1Co 14:9
[27] ILit bruise aRo 8:13


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He sheweth his liberty,

1 ¶ Amºª I notº an apostle?º amºª I notº free?º have I notº seenºª Jesusº Christº ourº Lord?º areºª notº yeº myº workº inº the Lord?º 2 Ifº I beºª notº an apostleº unto others,º yetº doubtlessº I amºª to you:¹² forº the² sealº of mineº apostleshipº areºª yeº inº the Lord.º 3 Mineº answerº to them that do examineºª meº isºª this,º 4 Have² we¹ª notº powerº to eatºª andº to drink?ºª 5 Have² we¹ª notº powerº to lead aboutºª a sister,º a wife,º as well asºº otherº apostles,º andº [as] the² brethrenº of the² Lord,º andº Cephas?º 6 Orº Iº onlyº andº Barnabas,º haveºª notº we¹ª powerº to forbear¹ working?ºª²

[1] Ac 9:3, 5, 15, 17; 13:2; 14:4; 16:17; 18:8, 9; 22:6, 14; 23:11; 26:16; Ro 1:1, 5; 11:13; 1Co 1:1; 3:6; 4:14; 9:2, 19; 15:8; 2Co 6:1; 11:5; 12:11; Ga 1:1, 15; 2:7; 5:1; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11; Tit 1:1.
[2] Jn 6:27; 2Co 3:1; 12:12.
[3] Ac 22:1; 25:16; 1Co 14:37; 2Co 10:7; 12:16; 13:3, 5, 10; Php 1:7, 17; 2Ti 4:16.
[4] Mt 10:10; Lk 10:7; 1Co 9:7; Ga 6:6; 1Th 2:6; 2Th 3:8; 1Ti 5:17.
[5] So 4:9, 12; 5:1; Mt 8:14; 12:46; 13:55; Mk 1:30; 6:3; Lk 6:15; Jn 1:42; 2:12; Ac 1:14; Ro 16:1; 1Co 1:12; 7:15, 39; Ga 1:19; 1Ti 3:2; 4:3; 5:2; Tit 1:6; He 13:4.
[6] Ac 4:36; 11:22; 13:1, 50; 14:12; 15:36; 18:3; 20:34; 1Co 4:11; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:7.

and that the minister ought to live by the Gospel:

7 Whoº goeth a warfareºª any time² at¹ his ownº charges?º whoº plantethºª a vineyard,º andº eatethºª notº ofº the² fruitº thereof?¹² orº whoº feedethºª a flock,º andº eatethºª notº ofº the² milkº of the² flock?º 8 Say² I¹ª these thingsº² asº¹ a man?º orº saithºª notº the² lawº the² same¹ also?º 9 Forº it is writtenºª inº the² lawº of Moses,º Thou shalt¹ª notº muzzleºª the mouth of the oxº that treadeth out the corn.ºª¹ Doth¹ª² Godº take careºª for oxen?º 10 Orº saith² he¹ª [it] altogetherº for¹ª our¹ sakes?º² For¹ª our¹ sakes,º² no doubt,º [this] is written:ºª thatº he that plowethºª shouldºª plowºª inº hope;º andº that he that threshethºª in² hopeº should be partakerºª of¹ his¹² hope.º 11 Ifº weº have sownºª unto youº spiritual things,º [is it] a great thingº ifº weº shall reapºª yourº carnal things?º 12 Ifº othersº be partakersºª of [this] powerº over you,º [are] notº weº rather?º Neverthelessº we have¹ª notº usedºª thisº power;º butº sufferºª all things,º lestº we should¹ª¹ hinderº²² the² gospelº of Christ.º 13 Do ye¹ª notº knowºª thatº they which ministerºª about holy thingsº liveºª [of the things] ofº the² temple?º and they which waitºª at the² altarº are partakers¹ª with² the² altar?º 14 Evenº soº hath¹ª the² Lordº ordainedºª that they which preachºª the² gospelº should liveºª ofº the² gospel.º

[7] Dt 20:6; Pv 27:18, 27; So 8:12; Is 7:22; Jr 23:2; Jn 21:15; Ac 20:28; 1Co 3:6; 2Co 10:4; 1Ti 1:18; 6:12; 2Ti 2:3; 4:7; 1P 5:2.
[8] Is 8:20; Ro 3:31; 6:19; 1Co 7:40; 14:34; 1Th 2:13; 4:8.
[9] Nu 22:28; Dt 5:14; 25:4; Ps 104:27; 145:15; 147:8; Jna 4:11; Mt 6:26; Lk 12:24; 1Ti 5:18.
[10] Mt 24:22; Lk 17:7; Jn 4:35; Ro 15:4; 1Co 3:9; 2Co 4:15; 2Ti 2:6.
[11] 2K 5:13; Mal 3:8; Mt 10:10; Ro 15:27; 2Co 11:15; Ga 6:6.
[12] Gn 24:56; Ne 4:8; Lk 11:52; Ac 20:31; Ro 15:22; 1Co 4:11, 14; 6:7; 9:2, 15, 18; 2Co 11:7, 12, 20; 12:13; 1Th 2:6; 2Th 3:8.
[13] Lv 6:16, 26; 7:6; Nu 5:9; 18:8; Dt 10:9; 18:1; 1S 2:28; 1Co 10:18.
[14] Mt 10:10; Lk 10:7; 1Co 9:4; Ga 6:6; 1Ti 5:17.

yet that himself hath of his own accord abstained,

15 Butº Iº have usedºª noneº of these things:º¹ neitherº² have I writtenºª these things,º thatº it should be¹ª soº doneºª untoº me:º forº [it were] better¹² for meº to² die,ºª¹ thanº thatº any manº should make¹ª my¹ glorying¹ void.ºª²² 16 Forº thoughº I preach the gospel,ºª Iº haveºª nothingº to glory of:º forº necessityº is laid uponºª me;º yea,º woeº isºª unto me,º if¹ª² I preach¹ª not¹ the gospel!ºª² 17 Forº ifº I doºª this thingº willingly,º I haveºª a reward:º butº ifº against my will,º a dispensationº [of the gospel] is committed² unto me.¹ª

[15] Mt 18:6; Ac 8:3; 20:24, 34; 1Co 4:12; 9:12; 2Co 11:9; 12:13; Php 1:20; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8.
[16] Is 6:5; Jr 1:17; 20:7, 9; Am 3:8; 7:15; Lk 9:62; Ac 4:20; 9:6, 15; 26:16; Ro 1:14; 4:2; 15:17; Col 4:17.
[17] Ex 4:13; 1Ch 28:9; 29:5, 9, 14; Ne 11:2; Is 6:8; Jr 20:9; Ezk 3:14; Jna 1:3; 4:1; Mal 1:10; Mt 10:41; 24:25; Lk 12:42; 1Co 3:8, 14; 4:1; 9:16; 2Co 8:12; Ga 2:7; Ep 3:2; Php 1:17; Col 1:25; 1Th 2:4; 1Ti 1:11; Phm 1:14; 1P 5:2.

to be either chargeable unto them,

18 Whatº isºª myº rewardº then?º [Verily] that,º when I preach the gospel,ºª I may makeºª the² gospelº of Christº without charge,º that¹ I abuseºª notº myº powerº inº the² gospel.º 19 Forº though I beºª freeº fromº allº [men], yet have I made¹ª myself¹ servantºª² unto all,º thatº I might gainºª the² more.º 20 Andº unto the² Jewsº I becameºª asº a Jew,º thatº I might gainºª the Jews;º to them² that are underº the law,º asº underº the law,º thatº I might gainºª them² that are underº the law;º 21 To them that are without law,º asº without law,º (beingºª notº without lawº to God,º butº under the lawº to Christ,)º thatº I might gainºª them that are without law.º

[18] Ro 14:15; 1Co 7:31; 8:9; 9:6; 10:33; 2Co 4:5; 11:7; 12:13; 1Th 2:6; 2Th 3:8.
[19] Pv 11:30; Mt 18:15; 20:26; Jn 13:14; Ro 1:14; 11:14; 15:2; 1Co 7:16; 9:1, 20; 10:33; 2Co 4:5; Ga 5:1, 13; 1Ti 4:16; 2Ti 2:10; Jm 5:19; 1P 3:1.
[20] Ac 16:3; 17:2; 18:18; 21:20; Ro 3:19; 6:14; Ga 4:5, 21; 5:18.
[21] Ps 119:32; Mt 5:17; Ac 15:28; 16:4; 21:25; Ro 2:12, 14; 7:22, 25; 8:4; 13:8; 1Co 7:19; Ga 2:3, 12; 3:2; 5:13, 22; Ep 6:1; 1Th 4:1; Tit 2:2; He 8:10.

or offensive unto any, in matters indifferent.

22 To the² weakº became² I¹ª asº weak,º thatº I might gainºª the² weak:º I am madeºª all thingsº to allº [men], thatº I might¹ª by all meansº saveºª some.º 23 Andº thisº I doºª for¹ª the gospel's¹ sake,º²² thatº I might beºª partaker¹ª thereof¹ withº² [you].

[22] Ro 11:14; 15:1; 1Co 7:16; 8:13; 9:19; 10:33; 2Co 11:29; Ga 6:1.
[23] Mk 8:35; 1Co 9:12, 25; 2Co 2:4; Ga 2:5; 2Ti 2:6, 10; He 3:1, 14; 1P 5:1; 1Jn 1:3.

Our life is like unto a race.

24 Know² ye¹ª notº thatº they which runºª inº a raceº runºª all,ºº butº oneº receivethºª the² prize?º Soº run,ºª thatº ye may obtain.ºª 25 Andº every manº that striveth for the masteryºª is temperateºª in all things.º¹ Nowº theyº [do it]² toº obtainºª a corruptibleº crown;º butº weº an incorruptible.º 26 Iº thereforeº soº run,ºª notº asº uncertainly;º soº fight² I,¹ª notº asº one that beatethºª the air:º 27 Butº I keep underºª myº body,º andº bring [it] into subjection:ºª lest that by any means,º¹ when I have preachedºª to others,º I myself¹² should beºª a castaway.º

[24] Ps 19:5; Ec 9:11; Jr 12:5; Ho 12:10; 1Co 9:26; Ga 2:2; 5:7; Php 2:16; 3:14; 2Ti 4:7; He 12:1; Jm 1:12; Rv 3:11.
[25] 1Co 15:54; Ga 5:23; Ep 6:12; 1Ti 6:12; 2Ti 2:5; 4:7, 8; Tit 1:8; 2:2; He 12:4, 28; Jm 1:12; 1P 1:4; 5:4; 2P 1:6; Rv 2:10; 3:11; 4:4, 10.
[26] Mt 11:12; Lk 13:24; 2Co 5:1, 8; Ep 6:12; Php 1:21; Col 1:29; 2Ti 1:12; 2:5; He 4:1; 1P 5:1; 2P 1:10.
[27] Ps 50:16; Jr 6:30; Mt 7:21; Lk 9:25; 12:45; 13:26; Ac 1:25; Ro 6:18; 8:13; 1Co 4:11; 6:12; 8:13; 9:25; 13:1; 2Co 6:4; 11:27; 13:5; Col 3:5; 2Ti 2:22; 1P 2:11; 2P 2:15.


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