1 Corinthians 9:17

New Century Version

If I preach because it is my own choice, I have a reward. But if I preach and it is not my choice to do so, I am only doing the duty that was given to me.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, accept the God of your father. Serve him completely and willingly, because the Lord knows what is in everyone’s mind. He understands everything you think. If you go to him for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you forever.

1 Chronicles 29:14

“These things did not really come from me and my people. Everything comes from you; we have given you back what you gave us.

1 Chronicles 29:5

and for all the gold and silver work. Skilled men may use the gold and silver to make things for the Temple. Now, who is ready to give himself to the service of the Lord today?”

1 Chronicles 29:9

The leaders gave willingly and completely to the Lord. The people rejoiced to see their leaders give so gladly, and King David was also very happy.

Nehemiah 11:2

The people blessed those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom can I send? Who will go for us?” So I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

Jeremiah 20:9

Sometimes I say to myself, “I will forget about the Lord. I will not speak anymore in his name.” But then his message becomes like a burning fire inside me, deep within my bones. I get tired of trying to hold it inside of me, and finally, I cannot hold it in.

Ezekiel 3:14

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I was unhappy and angry, and I felt the great power of the Lord.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah got up to run away from the Lord by going to Tarshish. He went to the city of Joppa, where he found a ship that was going to the city of Tarshish. Jonah paid for the trip and went aboard, planning to go to Tarshish to run away from the Lord.

Malachi 1:10

“I wish one of you would close the Temple doors so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you and will not accept your gifts,” says the Lord All-Powerful.

Matthew 10:41

Whoever meets a prophet and accepts him will receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever accepts a good person because that person is good will receive the reward of a good person.

Matthew 24:25

Now I have warned you about this before it happens.

Luke 12:42

The Lord said, “Who is the wise and trusted servant that the master trusts to give the other servants their food at the right time?

John 4:36

Already, the one who harvests is being paid and is gathering crops for eternal life. So the one who plants and the one who harvests celebrate at the same time.

1 Corinthians 3:14

If the building that has been put on the foundation still stands, the builder will get a reward.

1 Corinthians 3:8

The one who plants and the one who waters have the same purpose, and each will be rewarded for his own work.

1 Corinthians 4:1

People should think of us as servants of Christ, the ones God has trusted with his secrets.

1 Corinthians 9:16

Telling the Good News does not give me any reason for bragging. Telling the Good News is my duty—something I must do. And how terrible it will be for me if I do not tell the Good News.

1 Corinthians 9:18

So what reward do I get? This is my reward: that when I tell the Good News I can offer it freely. I do not use my full rights in my work of preaching the Good News.

2 Corinthians 8:12

If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. It will be judged by what you have, not by what you do not have.

Galatians 2:7

But these leaders saw that I had been given the work of telling the Good News to those who are not Jewish, just as Peter had the work of telling the Jews.

Colossians 1:25

I became a servant of the church because God gave me a special work to do that helps you, and that work is to tell fully the message of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

But we speak the Good News because God tested us and trusted us to do it. When we speak, we are not trying to please people, but God, who tests our hearts.

Philemon 1:14

But I did not want to do anything without asking you first so that any good you do for me will be because you want to do it, not because I forced you.