1Am1510 I not3756 an apostle652? am1510 I not3756 free1658? have I not3780 seen3708 Jesus2424 Christ5547 our2257 Lord2962? are2075 not3756 ye5210 my3450 work2041 in1722 the Lord2962?
2If1487 I be1510 not3756 an apostle652 unto others243, yet235 doubtless1065 I am1510 to you5213: for1063 the seal4973 of mine1699 apostleship651 are2075 ye5210 in1722 the Lord2962.
3Mine1699 answer627 to them that do examine350 me1691 is2076 this3778,
4Have we2192 not3378 power1849 to eat5315 and2532 to drink4095?
5Have we2192 not3378 power1849 to lead about4013 a sister79, a wife1135, as well as5613 2532 other3062 apostles652, and2532 as the brethren80 of the Lord2962, and2532 Cephas2786?
6Or2228 I1473 only3441 and2532 Barnabas921, have2192 not3756 we2192 power1849 to forbear3361 working2038?
7Who5101 goeth a warfare4754 any time at4218 his own2398 charges3800? who5101 planteth5452 a vineyard290, and2532 eateth2068 not3756 of1537 the fruit2590 thereof846? or2228 who5101 feedeth4165 a flock4167, and2532 eateth2068 not3756 of1537 the milk1051 of the flock4167?
8Say I2980 these things5023 as3361 2596 a man444? or2228 saith3004 not3780 the law3551 the same5023 also2532?
9For1063 it is written1125 in1722 the law3551 of Moses3475, Thou shalt5392 not3756 muzzle5392 the mouth of the ox1016 that treadeth out the corn248.3361 Doth3199 God2316 take care3199 for oxen1016?
10Or2228 saith he3004 it altogether3843 for1223 our2248 sakes1223? For1223 our2248 sakes1223, no doubt1063, this is written1125: that3754 he that ploweth722 should3784 plow722 in1909 hope1680; and2532 that he that thresheth248 in hope1680 should be partaker3348 of1909 his846 hope1680.
11If1487 we2249 have sown4687 unto you5213 spiritual things4152, is it a great thing3173 if1487 we2249 shall reap2325 your5216 carnal things4559?
12If1487 others243 be partakers3348 of this power1849 over you5216, are not3756 we2249 rather3123? Nevertheless235 we have5530 not3756 used5530 this5026 power1849; but235 suffer4722 all things3956, lest3363 we should1325 5100 hinder1464 the gospel2098 of Christ5547.
13Do ye1492 not3756 know1492 that3754 they which minister2038 about holy things2413 live2068 of the things of1537 the temple2411? and they which wait4332 at the altar2379 are partakers4829 with the altar2379?
14Even2532 so3779 hath1299 the Lord2962 ordained1299 that they which preach2605 the gospel2098 should live2198 of1537 the gospel2098.
15But1161 I1473 have used5530 none3762 of these things5130:1161 neither3756 have I written1125 these things5023, that2443 it should be1096 so3779 done1096 unto1722 me1698: for1063 it were better3123 for me3427 to die599 2570, than2228 that2443 any man5100 should make2758 my3450 glorying2745 void2758.
16For1063 though1437 I preach the gospel2097, I3427 have2076 nothing3756 to glory of2745: for1063 necessity318 is laid upon1945 me3427; yea1161, woe3759 is2076 unto me3427, if3362 I preach2097 not3362 the gospel2097!
17For1063 if1487 I do4238 this thing5124 willingly1635, I have2192 a reward3408: but1161 if1487 against my will210, a dispensation3622 of the gospel is committed unto me4100.
18What5101 is2076 my3427 reward3408 then3767? Verily that2443, when I preach the gospel2097, I may make5087 the gospel2098 of Christ5547 without charge77, that1519 I abuse2710 not3361 my3450 power1849 in1722 the gospel2098.
19For1063 though I be5607 free1658 from1537 all3956 men, yet have I made1402 myself1683 servant1402 unto all3956, that2443 I might gain2770 the more4119.
20And2532 unto the Jews2453 I became1096 as5613 a Jew2453, that2443 I might gain2770 the Jews2453; to them that are under5259 the law3551, as5613 under5259 the law3551, that2443 I might gain2770 them that are under5259 the law3551;
21To them that are without law459, as5613 without law459, (being5607 not3361 without law459 to God2316, but235 under the law1772 to Christ5547,) that2443 I might gain2770 them that are without law459.
22To the weak772 became I1096 as5613 weak772, that2443 I might gain2770 the weak772: I am made1096 all things3956 to all3956 men, that2443 I might4982 by all means3843 save4982 some5100.
23And1161 this5124 I do4160 for1223 the gospel's2098 sake1223, that2443 I might be1096 partaker4791 thereof846 with4791 you.
24Know ye1492 not3756 that3754 they which run5143 in1722 a race4712 run5143 all3956 3303, but1161 one1520 receiveth2983 the prize1017? So3779 run5143, that2443 ye may obtain2638.
25And1161 every man3956 that striveth for the mastery75 is temperate1467 in all things3956.3303 Now3767 they1565 do it to2443 obtain2983 a corruptible5349 crown4735; but1161 we2249 an incorruptible862.
26I1473 therefore5106 so3779 run5143, not3756 as5613 uncertainly84; so3779 fight I4438, not3756 as5613 one that beateth1194 the air109:
27But235 I keep under5299 my3450 body4983, and2532 bring it into subjection1396: lest that by any means3381 4458, when I have preached2784 to others243, I myself846 should be1096 a castaway96.