1 Corinthians 9:18
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.
KJV
τίς οὖν μού ἐστιν ὁ μισθός; ἵνα εὐαγγελιζόμενος ἀδάπανον θήσω τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, εἰς τὸ μὴ καταχρήσασθαι τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ μου ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ.
Greek NT
Quæ est ergo merces mea ? ut Evangelium prædicans, sine sumptu ponam Evangelium, ut non abutar potestate mea in Evangelio.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
What is my reward then? That preaching the gospel, I may deliver the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εὐαγγέλιον
euaggelion
noun · 76×
εὐαγγελίζω
euaggelizo
verb · 54×
καταχράομαι
katachraomai
verb · 2×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μισθός
misthos
noun · 29×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
τίθημι
tithemi
verb · 99×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀδάπανος
adapanos
adjective · 1×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: μού | WH/Treg/NIV: μού | RP: μοί
- μού — SBLGNT
- μού — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- μοί — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: εὐαγγέλιον | WH/Treg/NIV: εὐαγγέλιον | RP: + τοῦ Χριστοῦ
- εὐαγγέλιον — SBLGNT
- εὐαγγέλιον — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + τοῦ Χριστοῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. The mild and gentle is not always useful, but there are times when the teacher needs sharper language. For if the disciple be dull and gross, then, in order to touch his dullness to the quick, we must rouse him with a goad. And this the Son of God has done in the present as well as in many other cases. For when the crowds had come and found Jesus, and were flattering Him, an…
2. And God has set some in the Church: first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, various kinds of tongues. Thus what I spoke of before, this also he now does. Because they thought highly of themselves in respect of the tongues he sets it last every where. For the terms, first and secondly, are not used by him…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 7:31 — And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
- 1Cor 8:9 — But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
- 1Cor 9:6 — Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
- 1Cor 9:12 — If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
- 1Cor 10:33 — Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
- 1Cor 13:7 — Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
- 1Thess 2:6 — Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
- 1Thess 2:9 — For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
- 2Cor 4:5 — For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
- 2Cor 11:7 — Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
- 2Cor 12:13 — For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
- 2Thess 3:8 — Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
- 3John 1:7 — Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
- Acts 20:33 — I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
- Neh 5:14 — Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and
- Rom 1:16 — For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.