1 Corinthians 9:18
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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16For 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!Select 1 Corinthians 9:16
17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.Select 1 Corinthians 9:17
18What 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.Select 1 Corinthians 9:18
19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.Select 1 Corinthians 9:19
20And 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;Select 1 Corinthians 9:20
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WEB
9:18 What then is my reward? That, when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.
ASV
9:18 What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel.
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