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1 Corinthians 9
Living Bible
1 Corinthians 9
Living Bible
9 I am an apostle, God’s messenger, responsible to no mere man. I am one who has actually seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes. And your changed lives are the result of my hard work for him. 2 If in the opinion of others, I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you, for you have been won to Christ through me. 3 This is my answer to those who question my rights.
4 Or don’t I have any rights at all? Can’t I claim the same privilege the other apostles have of being a guest in your homes? 5 If I had a wife, and if she were a believer,[a] couldn’t I bring her along on these trips just as the other disciples do, and as the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter does? 6 And must Barnabas and I alone keep working for our living while you supply these others? 7 What soldier in the army has to pay his own expenses? And have you ever heard of a farmer who harvests his crop and doesn’t have the right to eat some of it? What shepherd takes care of a flock of sheep and goats and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk? 8 And I’m not merely quoting the opinions of men as to what is right. I’m telling you what God’s law says. 9 For in the law God gave to Moses he said that you must not put a muzzle on an ox to keep it from eating when it is treading out the wheat. Do you suppose God was thinking only about oxen when he said this? 10 Wasn’t he also thinking about us? Of course he was. He said this to show us that Christian workers should be paid by those they help. Those who do the plowing and threshing should expect some share of the harvest.
11 We have planted good spiritual seed in your souls. Is it too much to ask, in return, for mere food and clothing? 12 You give them to others who preach to you, and you should. But shouldn’t we have an even greater right to them? Yet we have never used this right but supply our own needs without your help. We have never demanded payment of any kind for fear that, if we did, you might be less interested in our message to you from Christ.
13 Don’t you realize that God told those working in his temple to take for their own needs some of the food brought there as gifts to him? And those who work at the altar of God get a share of the food that is brought by those offering it to the Lord. 14 In the same way the Lord has given orders that those who preach the Gospel should be supported by those who accept it.
15 Yet I have never asked you for one penny. And I am not writing this to hint that I would like to start now. In fact, I would rather die of hunger than lose the satisfaction I get from preaching to you without charge. 16 For just preaching the Gospel isn’t any special credit to me—I couldn’t keep from preaching it if I wanted to. I would be utterly miserable. Woe unto me if I don’t.
17 If I were volunteering my services of my own free will, then the Lord would give me a special reward; but that is not the situation, for God has picked me out and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice. 18 Under this circumstance, what is my pay? It is the special joy I get from preaching the Good News without expense to anyone, never demanding my rights.
19 And this has a real advantage: I am not bound to obey anyone just because he pays my salary; yet I have freely and happily become a servant of any and all so that I can win them to Christ. 20 When I am with the Jews I seem as one of them so that they will listen to the Gospel and I can win them to Christ. When I am with Gentiles who follow Jewish customs and ceremonies I don’t argue, even though I don’t agree, because I want to help them. 21 When with the heathen I agree with them as much as I can, except of course that I must always do what is right as a Christian. And so, by agreeing, I can win their confidence[b] and help them too.
22 When I am with those whose consciences bother them easily, I don’t act as though I know it all and don’t say they are foolish; the result is that they are willing to let me help them. Yes, whatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so that he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him. 23 I do this to get the Gospel to them and also for the blessing I myself receive when I see them come to Christ.
24 In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. 25 To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a blue ribbon or a silver cup,[c] but we do it for a heavenly reward that never disappears. 26 So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I’m not just shadow-boxing or playing around. 27 Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to. Otherwise I fear that after enlisting others for the race, I myself might be declared unfit and ordered to stand aside.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 9:5 If I had a wife, and if she were a believer, implied; literally, “Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer?”
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 I can win their confidence, implied.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25 a silver cup, literally, “a wreath that quickly fades,” given to the winners of the original Olympic races of Paul’s time.
1 Corinto 9
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
1 Corinto 9
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Mga Karapatan ng Apostol
9 Hindi ba ako malaya? Hindi ba ako apostol? Hindi ko ba nakita si Jesus na Panginoon natin? Hindi ba bunga kayo ng aking gawain sa Panginoon? 2 Kung sa iba'y hindi ako apostol, ngunit sa inyo nama'y apostol ako, sapagkat kayo ang tatak ng aking pagkaapostol sa Panginoon.
3 Ito ang aking pagtatanggol sa mga tumutuligsa sa akin. 4 Wala ba kaming karapatang kumain at uminom? 5 Wala ba kaming karapatang magsama ng asawa sa aming paglalakbay gaya ng ibang mga apostol at ng mga kapatid ng Panginoon, at ni Pedro?[a] 6 O kami lamang ba ni Bernabe ang walang karapatang tumigil sa paghahanap-buhay? 7 Mayroon bang kawal na naglilingkod sa sarili niyang gastos? Mayroon bang nagtatrabaho sa ubasan at hindi kumakain ng bunga nito? Mayroon bang nag-aalaga ng mga hayop sa kawan, at hindi umiinom ng gatas ng mga iyon? 8 Sinasabi ko ang mga bagay na ito hindi ayon sa pamantayan ng tao. Hindi ba't ito rin ang sinasabi ng Kautusan? 9 Sapagkat (A) nasusulat sa Kautusan ni Moises, “Huwag mong bubusalan ang baka kapag gumigiik.” Ang mga baka lang ba ang pinagmamalasakitan ng Diyos? 10 Hindi ba't siya ay nagsasalita para sa atin? Ito ay nasulat para sa atin, sapagkat ang nag-aararo ay dapat mag-araro nang may pag-asa, at ang gumigiik ay dapat gumiik nang may pag-asa, at sila'y kapwa tatanggap ng bahagi. 11 Kung (B) kami ay nakapaghasik sa inyo ng mga bagay na espirituwal, kalabisan bang umani kami sa inyo ng mga bagay na materyal? 12 Kung ang iba ay may ganitong karapatan sa inyo, di ba lalong mas may karapatan kami?
Ngunit hindi namin ginamit ang karapatang ito, kundi tinitiis namin ang lahat, upang hindi kami makapaglagay ng balakid sa ebanghelyo ni Cristo. 13 Hindi (C) ba ninyo nalalaman na ang mga naglilingkod sa mga gawain sa templo ay kumakain ng mga bagay mula sa templo, at ang mga naglilingkod sa dambana ay nakikibahagi sa mga handog sa dambana? 14 Sa gayunding paraan, (D) itinakda ng Panginoon na ang mga nangangaral ng ebanghelyo ay dapat kumuha ng ikabubuhay mula sa ebanghelyo. 15 Ngunit hindi ko ginamit ang alinman sa mga karapatang ito, at hindi ako sumusulat nito ngayon upang ganito ang gawin sa akin. Sapagkat mas nanaisin ko pang mamatay, kaysa maagaw ng sinuman ang batayan ng aking pagmamalaki! 16 Kung ipinangangaral ko ang ebanghelyo ay wala akong maipagmamalaki sapagkat ito ay tungkuling iniatang sa akin. Kaysaklap ng sasapitin ko kung hindi ko ipangaral ang ebanghelyo! 17 Sapagkat kung kusang-loob ko itong ginagawa, ako ay may gantimpala. Ngunit kung hindi kusang-loob, isang pangangasiwa ang ipinagkatiwala sa akin. 18 Ano naman ang gantimpala ko? Iyon ay ang maipangaral ko ang ebanghelyo nang walang bayad, upang hindi ko magamit nang lubusan ang aking karapatan sa ebanghelyo.
19 Bagaman malaya ako, at hindi alipin ng sinuman, nagpaalipin ako sa lahat, upang mas marami akong mahikayat. 20 Sa mga Judio, ako ay naging gaya ng isang Judio, upang mahikayat ko ang mga Judio. Sa mga nasa ilalim ng Kautusan, ako ay naging gaya ng isang nasa ilalim ng Kautusan, bagaman ako ay wala sa ilalim ng Kautusan, upang mahikayat ko ang mga nasa ilalim ng Kautusan. 21 Sa mga nasa labas ng Kautusan, ako ay naging tulad sa walang Kautusan, ngunit hindi ibig sabihing hindi ako saklaw ng Kautusan ng Diyos, sa halip ako nga'y napapasakop sa Kautusan ni Cristo, upang mahikayat ko ang mga nasa labas ng Kautusan. 22 Sa mahihina, ako ay naging mahina, upang mahikayat ko ang mahihina. Sa lahat ng bagay ay nakibagay ako sa lahat ng tao, upang sa lahat ng paraan ay makapagligtas ako ng ilan. 23 Ginagawa ko ang lahat ng ito alang-alang sa ebanghelyo, upang ako'y maging kabahagi sa mga biyaya nito.
24 Hindi ba ninyo nalalaman na tumatakbong lahat ang mga kasali sa isang takbuhan, ngunit iisa lamang ang tumatanggap ng gantimpala? Kaya't tumakbo kayo sa paraang kayo'y magkakamit niyon. 25 Ang mga nakikipagpaligsahan sa mga palaro ay nagpipigil sa sarili sa lahat ng bagay. Ginagawa nila iyon upang sila ay magkamit ng isang koronang nasisira, ngunit tayo'y para sa hindi nasisira. 26 Kaya't ako'y tumatakbo hindi gaya ng walang patutunguhan; hindi ako sumusuntok na parang sumusuntok sa hangin. 27 Sa halip ay sinusupil ko ang aking katawan, at inaalipin ko ito, baka pagkatapos na mangaral ako sa iba, ako mismo ay hindi makapasa sa pagsubok.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinto 9:5 Pedro: sa tekstong Griyego, Cefas, na ang kahulugan ay bato.
1 Corinzi 9
La Nuova Diodati
1 Corinzi 9
La Nuova Diodati
9 Non sono io apostolo? Non sono io libero? Non ho io veduto Gesú Cristo, il nostro Signore? Non siete voi la mia opera nel Signore?
2 Se non sono apostolo per gli altri, lo sono almeno per voi, poiché voi siete il sigillo del mio apostolato nel Signore.
3 Questa è la mia difesa nei confronti di coloro che fanno inchieste a mio riguardo.
4 Non abbiamo noi il diritto di mangiare e di bere?
5 Non abbiamo noi il diritto di condurre attorno una moglie, che sia una sorella in fede, come fanno anche gli altri apostoli, i fratelli del Signore e Cefa?
6 O soltanto io e Barnaba non abbiamo il diritto di non lavorare?
7 Chi mai va alla guerra a proprie spese? Chi pianta una vigna e non ne mangia il frutto? O chi si prende cura di un gregge e non mangia del latte del gregge?
8 Dico queste cose secondo l'uomo? Non dice queste cose anche la legge?
9 Nella legge di Mosé infatti sta scritto: «Non mettere la museruola al bue che trebbia». Si dà forse Dio pensiero dei buoi?
10 Ovvero, dice tutto questo per noi? Certo queste cose sono scritte per noi, perché chi ara deve arare con speranza, e chi trebbia deve trebbiare con la speranza di avere ciò che spera.
11 Se abbiamo seminato fra voi le cose spirituali, è forse gran cosa se mietiamo i vostri beni materiali?
12 Se gli altri hanno tale diritto su di voi, non l'avremmo noi molto di piú? Noi però non ci serviamo di questo diritto, ma sopportiamo ogni cosa per non porre alcun ostacolo all'evangelo di Cristo.
13 Non sapete voi che quelli che fanno il servizio sacro mangiano delle cose del tempio, e quelli che servono all'altare hanno parte dei beni dell'altare?
14 Cosí pure il Signore ha ordinato che coloro che annunziano l'evangelo, vivano dell'evangelo.
15 Ma io non ho fatto alcun uso di queste cose né ve ne scrivo, affinché si faccia cosí con me, perché è meglio per me morire, piuttosto che qualcuno renda vano il mio vanto.
16 Infatti, se io predico l'evangelo, non ho nulla da gloriarmi, poiché è una necessità che mi è imposta; e guai a me se non predico l'evangelo!
17 Se perciò lo faccio volontariamente, ne ho ricompensa; ma se lo faccio contro voglia, rimane sempre un incarico che mi è stato affidato.
18 Qual è dunque il mio premio? Questo: che predicando l'evangelo, io posso offrire l'evangelo di Cristo gratuitamente, per non abusare del mio diritto nell'evangelo.
19 Infatti, pur essendo libero da tutti, mi sono fatto servo di tutti, per guadagnarne il maggior numero.
20 Mi sono cosí fatto Giudeo con i Giudei, per guadagnare i Giudei; mi sono fatto come uno che è sotto la legge con coloro che sono sotto la legge, per guadagnare quelli che sono sotto la legge;
21 tra quanti sono senza legge, mi sono fatto come se fossi senza la legge (benché non sia senza la legge di Dio, anzi sotto la legge di Cristo), per guadagnare quanti sono senza la legge.
22 Mi sono fatto debole con i deboli, per guadagnare i deboli; mi sono fatto tutto a tutti, per poterne salvare in qualche modo alcuni.
23 Or io faccio questo per l'evangelo, affinché ne sia partecipe anch'io.
24 Non sapete voi che quelli che corrono nello stadio, corrono bensí tutti, ma uno solo ne conquista il premio? Correte in modo da conquistarlo.
25 Ora, chiunque compete nelle gare si auto-controlla in ogni cosa; e quei tali fanno ciò per ricevere una corona corruttibile, ma noi dobbiamo farlo per riceverne una incorruttibile.
26 Io dunque corro, ma non in modo incerto; cosí combatto, ma non come battendo l'aria;
27 anzi disciplino il mio corpo e lo riduco in servitù perché, dopo aver predicato agli altri, non sia io stesso riprovato.
1 Corinthians 9
New International Version
1 Corinthians 9
New International Version
Paul’s Rights as an Apostle
9 Am I not free?(A) Am I not an apostle?(B) Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?(C) Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?(D) 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(E) of my apostleship in the Lord.
3 This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. 4 Don’t we have the right to food and drink?(F) 5 Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife(G) along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers(H) and Cephas[a]?(I) 6 Or is it only I and Barnabas(J) who lack the right to not work for a living?
7 Who serves as a soldier(K) at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard(L) and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? 8 Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[b](M) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?(N) 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us,(O) because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.(P) 11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?(Q) 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?
But we did not use this right.(R) On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder(S) the gospel of Christ.
13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?(T) 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(U)
15 But I have not used any of these rights.(V) 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.(W) 16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach.(X) Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward;(Y) if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.(Z) 18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge,(AA) and so not make full use of my rights(AB) as a preacher of the gospel.
Paul’s Use of His Freedom
19 Though I am free(AC) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(AD) to win as many as possible.(AE) 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.(AF) To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law),(AG) so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law(AH) (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law),(AI) so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.(AJ) I have become all things to all people(AK) so that by all possible means I might save some.(AL) 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
The Need for Self-Discipline
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(AM) Run(AN) in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(AO) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(AP) 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(AQ) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(AR) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(AS) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(AT)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
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