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
?
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
.
Mine answer
to them that do examine
me
is
this
,
Have we not
power
to eat
and
to drink
?
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
?
Or I
only
and
Barnabas
, have
not
we
power
to forbear
working
?
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
?
Say I these things
as
a man
? or
saith
not
the law
the same
also
?
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
?
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
.
If we
have sown
unto you
spiritual things
, is it a great thing
if
we
shall reap
your
carnal things
?
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
.
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
?
Even so
hath
the Lord
ordained
that they which preach
the gospel
should live
of
the gospel
.
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
.
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
!
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
.
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
.
For though I be
free
from
all
men , yet have I made
myself
servant
unto all
, that
I might gain
the more
.
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
;
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
.
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
.
And this
I do
for
the gospel's
sake
, that
I might be
partaker
thereof
with
you .
Know ye not
that
they which run
in
a race
run
all
, but
one
receiveth
the prize
? So
run
, that
ye may obtain
.
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
.
I therefore
so
run
, not
as
uncertainly
; so
fight I
, not
as
one that beateth
the air
:
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
.