1 Corinthians 9:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my rights in the gospel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

What then is the [actual] reward that I get? Just this: that in my preaching the good news (the Gospel), I may offer it [absolutely] free of expense [to anybody], not taking advantage of my rights and privileges [as a preacher] of the Gospel.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

What reward do I get? That when I preach, I offer the good news free of charge. That’s why I don’t use the rights to which I’m entitled through the gospel.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 Corinthians 9:18 Cross References

John 4:36

The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life,   so that the sower and reaper can rejoice together.

Acts 18:3

and since they were of the same occupation, tentmakers by trade,  he stayed with them and worked.

Romans 14:15

For if your brother or sister is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love.  Do not destroy, by what you eat, someone for whom Christ died.

1 Corinthians 10:33

just as I also try to please everyone in everything, not seeking my own benefit, but the benefit of many,  so that they may be saved.

1 Corinthians 3:8

Now he who plants and he who waters are one,  and each will receive his own reward according to his own labour.

1 Corinthians 7:31

and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.

1 Corinthians 8:9

But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block  to the weak.

1 Corinthians 9:12

If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right; instead, we endure everything  so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:15

For my part I have used none of these rights, nor have I written these things so that they may be applied in my case. For it would be better for me to die than for anyone to deprive me of my boast!

1 Corinthians 9:17

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward, but if unwillingly, I am entrusted  with a commission.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord,  and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

and we didn’t seek glory  from people, either from you or from others.