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1Am not I free? Am not I an apostle? Have not I seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord?

2And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

3My defence with them that do examine me is this.

4Have not we power to eat and to drink?

5Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this?

7Who serveth as a soldier at any time, at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Who feedeth the flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

8Speak I these things according to man? Or doth not the law also say these things?

9For 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?

10Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope; and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit.

11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?

12If others be partakers of this power over you, why not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this power: but we bear all things, lest we should give any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

13Know you not, that they who work in the holy place, eat the things that are of the holy place; and they that serve the altar, partake with the altar?

14So also the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel, should live by the gospel.

15But I have used none of these things. Neither have I written these things, that they should be so done unto me: for it is good for me to die, rather than that any man should make my glory void.

16For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me, for a necessity lieth upon me: for woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel.

17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation is committed to me:

18What is my reward then? That preaching the gospel, I may deliver the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

19For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.

20And I became to the Jews, a Jew, that I might gain the Jews:

21To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were without the law.

22To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.

23And I do all things for the gospel’s sake: that I may be made partaker thereof.

24Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that you may obtain.

25And every one that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one.

26I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air:

27But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway.

1Non sum liber? non sum Apostolus? nonne Christum Jesum Dominum nostrum vidi? nonne opus meum vos estis in Domino?

2Et si aliis non sum Apostolus, sed tamen vobis sum: nam signaculum apostolatus mei vos estis in Domino.

3Mea defensio apud eos qui me interrogant, hæc est:

4Numquid non habemus potestatem manducandi et bibendi?

5numquid non habemus potestatem mulierem sororem circumducendi sicut et ceteri Apostoli, et fratres Domini, et Cephas?

6aut ego solus, et Barnabas, non habemus potestatem hoc operandi?

7Quis militat suis stipendiis umquam? quis plantat vineam, et de fructu ejus non edit? quis pascit gregem, et de lacte gregis non manducat?

8Numquid secundum hominem hæc dico? an et lex hæc non dicit?

9Scriptum est enim in lege Moysi: Non alligabis os bovi trituranti. Numquid de bobus cura est Deo?

10an propter nos utique hoc dicit? Nam propter nos scripta sunt: quoniam debet in spe qui arat, arare: et qui triturat, in spe fructus percipiendi.

11Si nos vobis spiritualia seminavimus, magnum est si nos carnalia vestra metamus?

12Si alii potestatis vestræ participes sunt, quare non potius nos? Sed non usi sumus hac potestate: sed omnia sustinemus, ne quod offendiculum demus Evangelio Christi.

13Nescitis quoniam qui in sacrario operantur quæ de sacrario sunt, edunt: et qui altari deserviunt, cum altari participant?

14Ita et Dominus ordinavit iis qui Evangelium annuntiant, de Evangelio vivere.

15Ego autem nullo horum usus sum. Non autem scripsi hæc ut ita fiant in me: bonum est enim mihi magis mori, quam ut gloriam meam quis evacuet.

16Nam si evangelizavero, non est mihi gloria: necessitas enim mihi incumbit: væ enim mihi est, si non evangelizavero.

17Si enim volens hoc ago, mercedem habeo: si autem invitus, dispensatio mihi credita est.

18Quæ est ergo merces mea? ut Evangelium prædicans, sine sumptu ponam Evangelium, ut non abutar potestate mea in Evangelio.

19Nam cum liber essem ex omnibus, omnium me servum feci, ut plures lucrifacerem.

20Et factus sum Judæis tamquam Judæus, ut Judæos lucrarer:

21iis qui sub lege sunt, quasi sub lege essem (cum ipse non essem sub lege) ut eos qui sub lege erant, lucrifacerem: iis qui sine lege erant, tamquam sine lege essem (cum sine lege Dei non essem: sed in lege essem Christi) ut lucrifacerem eos qui sine lege erant.

22Factus sum infirmis infirmus, ut infirmos lucrifacerem. Omnibus omnia factus sum, ut omnes facerem salvos.

23Omnia autem facio propter Evangelium: ut particeps ejus efficiar.

24Nescitis quod ii qui in stadio currunt, omnes quidem currunt, sed unus accipit bravium? Sic currite ut comprehendatis.

25Omnis autem qui in agone contendit, ab omnibus se abstinet, et illi quidem ut corruptibilem coronam accipiant: nos autem incorruptam.

26Ego igitur sic curro, non quasi in incertum: sic pugno, non quasi aërem verberans:

27sed castigo corpus meum, et in servitutem redigo: ne forte cum aliis prædicaverim, ipse reprobus efficiar.

1Am I not free? Am I not an Apostle? Have I not seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

2And if I am not an Apostle to others, yet still I am to you. For you are the seal of my Apostleship in the Lord.

3My defense with those who question me is this:

4Do we not have the authority to eat and to drink?

5Do we not have the authority to travel around with a woman who is a sister, just as do the other Apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

6Or is it only myself and Barnabas who do not have the authority to act in this way?

7Who has ever served as a soldier and paid his own stipend? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat from its produce? Who pastures a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?

8Am I saying these things according to man? Or does the law not also say these things?

9For it is written in the law of Moses: “You shall not bind the mouth of an ox, while it is treading out the grain.” Is God here concerned with the oxen?

10Or is he saying this, indeed, for our sake? These things were written specifically for us, because he who plows, ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes, too, in hope of receiving the produce.

11If we have sown spiritual things in you, is it important if we harvest from your worldly things?

12If others are sharers in this authority over you, why are we not more entitled? And yet we have not used this authority. Instead, we bear all things, lest we give any hindrance to the Gospel of Christ.

13Do you not know that those who work in the holy place eat the things that are for the holy place, and that those who serve at the altar also share with the altar?

14So, too, has the Lord ordained that those who announce the Gospel should live by the Gospel.

15Yet I have used none of these things. And I have not written so that these things may be done for me. For it is better for me to die, rather than to let anyone empty out my glory.

16For if I preach the Gospel, it is not glory for me. For an obligation has been laid upon me. And woe to me, if I do not preach the Gospel.

17For if I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if I do this reluctantly, a dispensation is granted to me.

18And what, then, would be my reward? So, when preaching the Gospel, I should give the Gospel without taking, so that I may not misuse my authority in the Gospel.

19For when I was a free man to all, I made myself the servant of all, so that I might gain all the more.

20And so, to the Jews, I became like a Jew, so that I might gain the Jews.

21To those who are under the law, I became as if I were under the law, (though I was not under the law) so that I might gain those who were under the law. To those who were without the law, I became as if I were without the law, (though I was not without the law of God, being in the law of Christ) so that I might gain those who were without the law.

22To the weak, I became weak, so that I might gain the weak. To all, I became all, so that I might save all.

23And I do everything for the sake of the Gospel, so that I may become its partner.

24Do you not know that, of those who run in a race, all of them, certainly, are runners, but only one achieves the prize. Similarly, you must run, so that you may achieve.

25And one who competes in a contest abstains from all things. And they do this, of course, so that they may achieve a corruptible crown. But we do this, so that we may achieve what is incorruptible.

26And so I run, but not with uncertainty. And so I fight, but not by flailing in the air.

27Instead, I chastise my body, so as to redirect it into servitude. Otherwise, I might preach to others, but become myself an outcast.