1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

1 Corinthians 9

1 He sheweth his liberty, 7 and that the minister ought to live by the Gospel: 15 yet that himself hath of his own accord abstained, 18 to be either chargeable unto them, 22 or offensive unto any, in matters indifferent. 24 Our life is like unto a race.

 9:1 Am 1510 I not free 1658? Am 1510 I not an apostle 652? Have I not seen 3708 Jesus 2424 our Lord 2962? Are you not my work 2041 in the Lord 2962?

 9:2 If 1487 to others 243 I am 1510 not an apostle 652, at least 235 1065 I am 1510 to you; for you are the seal 4973 of my apostleship 651 in the Lord 2962.

 9:3 ¶ My defense 627 to those 3588 who examine 350 me is this 3778:

 9:4 Do we not have 2192 a right 1849 to eat 2068 and drink 4095?

 9:5 Do we not have 2192 a right 1849 to take 4013 along 4013 a believing 79 wife 1135, even 2532 as the rest 3062 of the apostles 652 and the brothers 80 of the Lord 2962 and Cephas 2786?

 9:6 Or 2228 do only 3441 Barnabas 921 and I not have 2192 a right 1849 to refrain 3361 from working 2038b?

 9:7 Who 5101 at any 4218 time 4218 serves 4754 as a soldier 4754 at his own 2398 expense 3800? Who 5101 plants 5452 a vineyard 290 and does not eat 2068 the fruit 2590 of it? Or 2228 who 5101 tends 4165 a flock 4167 and does not use 2068 the milk 1051 of the flock 4167?

 9:8 ¶ I am not speaking 2980 these 3778 things 3778 according 2596 to human 444 judgment 444, am I? Or 2228 does not the Law 3551 also 2532 say 3004 these 3778 things 3778?

 9:9 For it is written 1125 in the Law 3551 of Moses 3475, “YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE 2778a THE OX 1016 WHILE HE IS THRESHING 248.” God 2316 is not concerned 3199 about oxen 1016, is He?

 9:10 Or 2228 is He speaking 3004 altogether 3843 for our sake 1223? Yes 1063, for our sake 1223 it was written 1125, because 3754 the plowman 722 ought 3784 to plow 722 in hope 1680, and the thresher 248 [to thresh] in hope 1680 of sharing 3348 [the crops].

 9:11 If 1487 we sowed 4687 spiritual 4152 things 4152 in you, is it too 3173 much 3173 if 1487 we reap 2325 material 4559 things 4559 from you?

 9:12 If 1487 others 243 share 3348 the right 1849 over you, do we not more 3123? Nevertheless 235, we did not use 5530 this 3778 right 1849, but we endure 4722 all 3956 things 3956 so 2443 that we will cause 1325 no 3361 5100 hindrance 1464 to the gospel 2098 of Christ 5547.

 9:13 Do you not know 3609a that those 3588 who perform 2038b sacred 2413 services 2413 eat 2068 the [food] of the temple 2413, [and] those 3588 who attend 3918a regularly 3918a to the altar 2379 have 4829 their share 4829 from the altar 2379?

 9:14 So 3779 also 2532 the Lord 2962 directed 1299 those 3588 who proclaim 2605 the gospel 2098 to get 2198 their living 2198 from the gospel 2098.

 9:15 ¶ But I have used 5530 none 3762 of these 3778 things 3778. And I am not writing 1125 these 3778 things 3778 so 3779 that it will be done 1096 so 3779 in my case 1722; for it would be better 2570 3123 for me to die 599 than 2228 have any 5100 man make 2758 my boast 2745 an empty 2758 one.

 9:16 For if 1437 I preach 2097 the gospel 2097, I have nothing 3756 to boast 2745 of, for I am 1945 under 1945 compulsion 318; for woe 3759 is me if 1437 I do not preach 2097 the gospel 2097.

 9:17 For if 1487 I do 4238 this 3778 voluntarily 1635, I have 2192 a reward 3408; but if 1487 against 210 my will 210, I have a stewardship 3622 entrusted 4100 to me.

 9:18 What 5101 then 3767 is my reward 3408? That, when I preach 2097 the gospel 2097, I may offer 5087 the gospel 2098 without 77 charge 77, so 1519 as not to make 2710 full 2710 use 2710 of my right 1849 in the gospel 2098.

 9:19 ¶ For though I am 1510 free 1658 from all 3956 [men], I have made 1402 myself 1683 a slave 1402 to all 3956, so 2443 that I may win 2770 more 4183.

 9:20 To the Jews 2453 I became 1096 as a Jew 2453, so 2443 that I might win 2770 Jews 2453; to those 3588 who 3588 are under 5259 the Law 3551, as under 5259 the Law 3551 though not being 1510 myself 846 under 5259 the Law 3551, so 2443 that I might win 2770 those 3588 who 3588 are under 5259 the Law 3551;

 9:21 to those 3588 who are without 459 law 459, as without 459 law 459, though not being 1510 without 459 the law 459 of God 2316 but under 1772 the law 1772 of Christ 5547, so 2443 that I might win 2770 those 3588 who are without 459 law 459.

 9:22 To the weak 772 I became 1096 weak 772, that I might win 2770 the weak 772; I have become 1096 all 3956 things 3956 to all 3956 men 3956, so 2443 that I may by all 3843 means 3843 save 4982 some 5100.

 9:23 I do 4160 all 3956 things 3956 for the sake 1223 of the gospel 2098, so 2443 that I may become 1096 a fellow 4791 partaker 4791 of it.

 9:24 ¶ Do you not know 3609a that those 3588 who run 5143 in a race 4712 all 3956 run 5143, but [only] one 1520 receives 2983 the prize 1017? Run 5143 in such 3779 a way 3779 that you may win 2638.

 9:25 Everyone 3956 who competes 75 in the games 75 exercises 1467 self-control 1467 in all 3956 things 3956. They then 3767 [do it] to receive 2983 a perishable 5349 wreath 4735, but we an imperishable 862a.

 9:26 Therefore 5106 I run 5143 in such 3779 a way 3779, as not without 84 aim 84; I box 4438 in such 3779 a way 3779, as not beating 1194 the air 109;

 9:27 but I discipline 5299 my body 4983 and make 1396 it my slave 1396, so that, after I have preached 2784 to others 243, I myself 846 will not be disqualified 96b.