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14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.
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In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
15 But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing this to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have any one deprive me of my ground for boasting.
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But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.
16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
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For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission.
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If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.
18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in my preaching I may make the gospel free of charge, not making full use of my right in the gospel.
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What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.
19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more.
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Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews; to those under the law I became as one under the law--though not being myself under the law--that I might win those under the law.
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To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.
21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law--not being without law toward God but under the law of Christ--that I might win those outside the law.
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To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law.
22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
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To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
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I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
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Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
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