1 Corinthians 9:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁵ But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing this so that they may be applied in my case. Indeed, I would rather die than that—no one will deprive me of my ground for boasting!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ But I have not made use of any of these privileges, nor am I writing this [to suggest] that any such provision be made for me [now]. For it would be better for me to die than to have anyone make void and deprive me of my [ground for] glorifying [in this matter].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case; for it were good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ But I haven’t taken advantage of this. And I’m not writing this so that it will be done for me. It’s better for me to die than to lose my right to brag about this!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ Yet 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ But 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.

1 Corinthians 9:15 Cross References

Matthew 18:6

“If any of you cause one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Acts 18:3

and, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together—by trade they were tentmakers.

Acts 20:24

But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.

Acts 20:33

I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

Acts 20:34

You know for yourselves that I worked with my own hands to support myself and my companions.

Acts 8:3

But Saul was ravaging the church by entering house after house; dragging off both men and women, he committed them to prison.

1 Corinthians 4:12

and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

1 Corinthians 9:12

If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we still more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:18

What then is my wage? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

You remember our labor and toil, brothers and sisters; we worked night and day so that we might not burden any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day so that we might not burden any of you.