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1 Corinthians 9:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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!

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21 Cross References  

I am bound both to Greeks and barbarians,  , both to the wise and the foolish.


And tell Archippus,  ‘Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.’


I say, ‘I won’t mention him or speak any longer in his name.’ But his message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones. I become tired of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.


But Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.’


for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.’


A lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who will not prophesy?


Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus  regarding what pertains to God.


But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for this man is my chosen instrument   to take my name to Gentiles,   kings, and Israelites.


‘But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.’


If Abraham was justified  by works,  he has something to boast about #– #but not before God.


But the Lord took me from following the flock  and said to me, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.” ’


Then I said: Woe is me,  for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Armies.


You deceived  me, Lord, and I was deceived. You seized me and prevailed. I am a laughing-stock all the time; everyone ridicules me.


‘Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them  or I will cause you to cower before them.


‘As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you.  I will teach you the good and right way.


For you may have countless instructors in Christ, but you don’t have many fathers. For I became your father  in Christ Jesus through the gospel.


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.


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


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


the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more.





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