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1 Corinthians 9:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

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But I will continue to do what I am doing, in order to deny  an opportunity to those who want to be regarded as our equals in what they boast about.


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.


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!


If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, because you are the seal  of my apostleship in the Lord.


In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone exploits  you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone is arrogant towards you, if someone slaps  you in the face.


We are not giving anyone an occasion for offence, so that the ministry will not be blamed.


As it is, to have legal disputes against one another is already a defeat for you.  Why not rather be wronged?  Why not rather be cheated?


That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you.


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


‘Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key to knowledge.   You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered   those who were trying to go in.’


They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw it into confusion.


But he responded to them, ‘Do not delay me, since the Lord has made my journey a success. Send me away so that I may go to my master.’


In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should earn their living by the gospel.


For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to preach   #– #and woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!


It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures  all things.


When I came to Troas  to preach the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord opened a door  for me,





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