1 Corinthians 9:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Corinthians 9:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 9:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 9:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“What then is my reward? That when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.”
1 Corinthians 9:18 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 9:18 ASV — 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.”
1 Corinthians 9:18 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 9:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“What, then, is my reward? --that proclaiming good news, without charge I shall make the good news of the Christ, not to abuse my authority in the good news;”
1 Corinthians 9:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 9:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“What is the reward then that I have? That in announcing the glad tidings I make the glad tidings costless [to others], so as not to have made use, as belonging to me, of my right in [announcing] the glad tidings.”
1 Corinthians 9:18 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 9:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“What is my reward then? verely that when I preach the Gospel, I make the Gospel of Christ free, that I abuse not mine authoritie in ye Gospel.”
1 Corinthians 9:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 9:18 in Context — 1 Corinthians 9
16 Si j’annonce l’Évangile, ce n’est pas pour moi un sujet de gloire, car la nécessité m’en est imposée, et malheur à moi si je n’annonce pas l’Évangile!
17 Si je le fais de bon cœur, j’en ai la récompense; mais si je le fais malgré moi, c’est une charge qui m’est confiée.
18 Quelle est donc ma récompense? C’est d’offrir gratuitement l’Évangile que j’annonce, sans user de mon droit de prédicateur de l’Évangile.
19 Car, bien que je sois libre à l’égard de tous, je me suis rendu le serviteur de tous, afin de gagner le plus grand nombre.
20 Avec les Juifs, j’ai été comme Juif, afin de gagner les Juifs; avec ceux qui sont sous la loi, comme sous la loi (quoique je ne sois pas moi-même sous la loi), afin de gagner ceux qui sont sous la loi;
What Does 1 Corinthians 9:18 Mean?
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