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哥林多前书 9
Chinese New Version (Traditional)

使徒的權利

9 我不是自由的嗎？我不是使徒嗎？我不是見過我們的主耶穌嗎？你們不是我在主裡面的工作嗎？ 2 對別人來說，我或許不是使徒，但對你們來說，我總是使徒，因為你們就是我在主裡作使徒的印記。

3 對那些盤問我的人，這就是我的答辯。 4 難道我們沒有權利吃喝嗎？ 5 難道我們沒有權利，像其餘的使徒、主的弟兄和磯法一樣，帶著信主的妻子往來嗎？ 6 難道只有我和巴拿巴沒有權利不作工嗎？ 7 有誰當兵要自備糧餉呢？有誰栽種葡萄園，不吃園裡的果子呢？有誰牧養羊群，不喝羊的奶呢？ 8 我說這話，不是照著人的意見，律法不也是這樣說嗎？ 9 就在摩西的律法上記著說：“牛踹穀的時候，不可籠住牠的嘴。”難道　神關心的只是牛嗎？ 10 這不全是為我們說的嗎？當然是為我們說的，因為耕種的應當存著希望去耕種，收割的也應當存著希望去分享收穫。 11 我們既然在你們中間撒了屬靈的種子，如果要從你們那裡收穫一些物質的供應，這算是過分嗎？ 12 如果別人在你們身上享有這種權利，我們不是更可以享有嗎？

所作的一切都是為了福音

然而我們沒有用過這種權利，反而凡事容忍，免得我們攔阻了基督的福音。 13 難道你們不知道，在聖殿供職的，就吃殿中的供物；侍候祭壇的，就分領壇上的祭物嗎？ 14 主也曾這樣吩咐，叫傳福音的人靠福音為生。 15 但這種權利，我一點也沒有用過。我寫這些話，並不是想叫人這樣待我，因為我寧可死，也不讓人使我所誇耀的落了空。 16 我傳福音原是沒有可誇的，因我不能不傳。如果不傳福音，我就有禍了。 17 如果我甘心作這事，就有賞賜；即使不甘心，這職責還是託付我了。 18 那麼，我的賞賜是甚麼呢？就是我傳福音時，叫人免費得著福音。這樣，我就沒有用過傳福音可以享有的權利了。

19 我雖然自由，不受任何人管轄，但我自願成為眾人的奴僕，為的是要多得一些人。 20 對猶太人，我就作猶太人，為了要得著猶太人；對律法以下的人，雖然我自己不在律法之下，還是作了律法以下的人，為了要得著律法以下的人。 21 對沒有律法的人，我就作了沒有律法的人，其實我不是在　神的律法以外，而是在基督的律法之下，為了要得著沒有律法的人。 22 對軟弱的人，我就成了軟弱的人，為了要得著軟弱的人。對怎麼樣的人，我就作怎麼樣的人；無論如何，總要救一些人。 23 我所作的一切，都是為了福音的緣故，好讓我與別人同享福音的好處。

24 難道你們不知道，在場上賽跑的人，雖然大家都跑，但得獎的只有一個人嗎？你們都應當這樣跑，好叫你們可以得獎。 25 凡參加運動比賽的，在一切事上都有節制；他們這樣作，不過要得到能壞的冠冕，我們卻是要得不朽的冠冕。 26 所以我奔跑，不是沒有目標的；我鬥拳，不是打空氣的。 27 我要克制自己的身體，叫身體服我，免得我傳了給別人，自己反而落選了。

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哥林多前书 9
Chinese New Version (Simplified)

使徒的权利

9 我不是自由的吗？我不是使徒吗？我不是见过我们的主耶稣吗？你们不是我在主里面的工作吗？ 2 对别人来说，我或许不是使徒，但对你们来说，我总是使徒，因为你们就是我在主里作使徒的印记。

3 对那些盘问我的人，这就是我的答辩。 4 难道我们没有权利吃喝吗？ 5 难道我们没有权利，像其余的使徒、主的弟兄和矶法一样，带着信主的妻子往来吗？ 6 难道只有我和巴拿巴没有权利不作工吗？ 7 有谁当兵要自备粮饷呢？有谁栽种葡萄园，不吃园里的果子呢？有谁牧养羊群，不喝羊的奶呢？ 8 我说这话，不是照着人的意见，律法不也是这样说吗？ 9 就在摩西的律法上记着说：“牛踹谷的时候，不可笼住牠的嘴。”难道　神关心的只是牛吗？ 10 这不全是为我们说的吗？当然是为我们说的，因为耕种的应当存着希望去耕种，收割的也应当存着希望去分享收获。 11 我们既然在你们中间撒了属灵的种子，如果要从你们那里收获一些物质的供应，这算是过分吗？ 12 如果别人在你们身上享有这种权利，我们不是更可以享有吗？

所作的一切都是为了福音

然而我们没有用过这种权利，反而凡事容忍，免得我们拦阻了基督的福音。 13 难道你们不知道，在圣殿供职的，就吃殿中的供物；侍候祭坛的，就分领坛上的祭物吗？ 14 主也曾这样吩咐，叫传福音的人靠福音为生。 15 但这种权利，我一点也没有用过。我写这些话，并不是想叫人这样待我，因为我宁可死，也不让人使我所夸耀的落了空。 16 我传福音原是没有可夸的，因我不能不传。如果不传福音，我就有祸了。 17 如果我甘心作这事，就有赏赐；即使不甘心，这职责还是托付我了。 18 那么，我的赏赐是甚么呢？就是我传福音时，叫人免费得着福音。这样，我就没有用过传福音可以享有的权利了。

19 我虽然自由，不受任何人管辖，但我自愿成为众人的奴仆，为的是要多得一些人。 20 对犹太人，我就作犹太人，为了要得着犹太人；对律法以下的人，虽然我自己不在律法之下，还是作了律法以下的人，为了要得着律法以下的人。 21 对没有律法的人，我就作了没有律法的人，其实我不是在　神的律法以外，而是在基督的律法之下，为了要得着没有律法的人。 22 对软弱的人，我就成了软弱的人，为了要得着软弱的人。对怎么样的人，我就作怎么样的人；无论如何，总要救一些人。 23 我所作的一切，都是为了福音的缘故，好让我与别人同享福音的好处。

24 难道你们不知道，在场上赛跑的人，虽然大家都跑，但得奖的只有一个人吗？你们都应当这样跑，好叫你们可以得奖。 25 凡参加运动比赛的，在一切事上都有节制；他们这样作，不过要得到能坏的冠冕，我们却是要得不朽的冠冕。 26 所以我奔跑，不是没有目标的；我斗拳，不是打空气的。 27 我要克制自己的身体，叫身体服我，免得我传了给别人，自己反而落选了。

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1 Corinthians 9
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The Rights of an Apostle

9 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign[a] of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 This is my defense to those who examine me. 4 Do we not have the right to financial support?[b] 5 Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?[c] 6 Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work? 7 Who ever serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not consume its milk? 8 Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense,[d] or does the law not say this as well? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[e] God is not concerned here about oxen, is he? 10 Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest. 11 If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you? 12 If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving?

But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ. 13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple[f] eat food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar receive a part of the offerings? 14 In the same way the Lord commanded those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel. 15 But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me.[g] In fact, it would be better for me to die than—no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting![h] 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility. 18 What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.

19 For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.[i] 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law)[j] to gain those under the law. 21 To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law. 22 To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some.

23 I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.

24 Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win. 25 Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

26 So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air. 27 Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:2 tn Grk “the seal.”
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:4 tn Grk “the right to eat and drink.” In the context this is a figurative reference to financial support.
  3. 1 Corinthians 9:5 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.”
  4. 1 Corinthians 9:8 tn Or “only according to human authority”; Grk “saying these things according to men.”
  5. 1 Corinthians 9:9 sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.
  6. 1 Corinthians 9:13 tn Grk “working the sacred things.”
  7. 1 Corinthians 9:15 tn Grk “so that it will happen in this way in my case.”
  8. 1 Corinthians 9:15 tc The reading ἤ—τὸ καύχημά μου οὐδεὶς κενώσει (ē—to kauchēma mou oudeis kenōsei, “than—no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!”) is syntactically abrupt, but fully in keeping with Pauline style. It is supported by P46 א* B D*,c 33 1739 1881 as well as early patristic authors. Most witnesses, especially the later ones (א2 C D2 Ψ M lat), have a significantly smoother reading than this: ἢ τὸ καύχημά μου ἵνα τις κενώσῃ (or κενώσει); ē to kauchēma mou hina tis kenōsē (or kenōsei), “than that anyone should deprive me of my boasting.” The simple replacement of οὐδείς with ἵνα essentially accomplishes the smoothing out of the text, and as such the ἵνα reading is suspect. Not only is the harder reading in keeping with Pauline style, but it is also found in the earlier and better witnesses.sn Paul breaks off his thought at mid-sentence (indicated by the dash in the translation) and it is somewhat difficult to determine his reason for boasting. Most likely Paul would rather die than be deprived of the boast that he had offered the gospel free of charge even though as an apostle he had the right to such support (9:14). Did he say this as a way of criticizing his opponents? Perhaps only indirectly. His focus has more to do with not hindering the gospel than what his opponents were doing (9:12).
  9. 1 Corinthians 9:19 tn Or “more converts.” The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. It has been supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning.
  10. 1 Corinthians 9:20 tc The Byzantine text, as well as a few other witnesses (D2 [L] Ψ 1881 M) lack this parenthetical material, while geographically widespread, early, and diverse witnesses have the words (so א A B C D* F G P 33 104 365 1175 1505 1739 al latt). The phrase may have dropped out accidentally through homoioteleuton (note that both the preceding phrase and the parenthesis end in ὑπὸ νόμον [hupo nomon, “under the law”]), or intentionally by overscrupulous scribes who felt that the statement “I myself am not under the law” could have led to license.
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1 Corinthians 9
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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. 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
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