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Разве я не свободен? Разве я не посланник Масиха? Разве я не видел нашего Повелителя Ису? Разве ваше единение с Повелителем – не результат моего служения? Если я для других и не посланник Масиха, то, во всяком случае, для вас я посланник! Ваше единение с Масихом как раз и подтверждает, что я служу как посланник Масиха.

Вот мой ответ тем, кто меня осуждает. Разве мы не имеем права получать пищу и питьё? Разве мы не имеем права жениться на верующей женщине, и брать её с собой, как другие посланники Масиха, например, братья Повелителя и Кифа? Или же это только Варнава и я должны сами зарабатывать себе на пропитание? Какой солдат сам оплачивает связанные с воинской службой расходы? Кто, насадив виноградник, потом не ест виноград из него? Кто пасёт стадо и не пьёт молока от него? Разве я говорю всё это, смотря на вещи только с человеческой точки зрения? Разве Закон говорит не о том же? Ведь в Законе Мусы написано: «Не закрывай рта молотящему волу»[a]. Разве только о волах переживает Всевышний? 10 Конечно же, Он говорит это и о нас! Для нас написано: «Пахарь должен пахать, и молотильщик молотить с надеждой на то, что каждый получит свою часть урожая». 11 Если мы посеяли среди вас духовное семя, то разве это будет слишком, если мы пожнём у вас материальный урожай? 12 Если другие имеют право на вашу поддержку, то тем более мы.

Мы, однако, не пользовались этим правом, мы готовы всё переносить ради того, чтобы Радостная Весть Масиха беспрепятственно распространялась. 13 Разве вы не знаете: кто служит в храме, получает пропитание в храме, и кто служит у жертвенника, имеет право на долю от того, что приносится в жертву?[b] 14 Повелитель также дал установление, чтобы те, кто возвещает Радостную Весть, получали за это своё пропитание. 15 Но я не воспользовался ничем подобным, да и теперь я пишу всё это не для того, чтобы вы оказывали мне такую поддержку. Да я готов скорее умереть! Никто не может лишить меня права хвалиться этим. 16 Я не хвалюсь тем, что возвещаю Радостную Весть, это моя обязанность, и горе мне, если я перестану возвещать! 17 Если бы я возвещал Радостную Весть по собственному выбору, то я заслуживал бы вознаграждения, но я лишь исполняю свой долг, неся служение, доверенное мне Всевышним. 18 Так в чём же моё вознаграждение? В том, что, возвещая Радостную Весть, я делаю это безвозмездно и не пользуюсь моими правами проповедника.

19 Хотя я и свободен от всех,[c] я сам сделал себя рабом всех, ради того, чтобы обратить к Всевышнему как можно больше людей. 20 Для иудеев я был как иудей, чтобы привлечь иудеев. Для находящихся под Законом я был как подчиняющийся Закону, хотя на самом деле я не под Законом. Я делал это для того, чтобы обратить находящихся под Законом. 21 Для не имеющих Закона я был как не имеющий Закона, хотя я не свободен от Закона Всевышнего, потому что нахожусь под Законом Масиха. Опять же, я делаю это для того, чтобы обратить ко Всевышнему не имеющих Закона. 22 Для слабых я был слабым, чтобы приобрести и их. Я стал всем для всех ради того, чтобы различными путями спасти как можно больше людей. 23 Всё это я делаю ради Радостной Вести, чтобы и мне получить её благословения.

24 Вы ведь знаете, что в соревновании по бегу много участников, но только один становится победителем. Поэтому бегите так, чтобы получить награду. 25 Каждый участник при подготовке к состязаниям отказывается от всех удовольствий, и делает это ради получения тленного венка. Мы же стремимся к венку нетленному. 26 Поэтому я не бегу бесцельно и не бью кулаками по воздуху. 27 Нет, я тренирую своё тело, подчиняю его себе, чтобы, возвещая Радостную Весть другим, самому не оказаться недостойным награды.

Footnotes

  1. 9:9 Втор. 25:4.
  2. 9:13 См. Лев. 2:3; Чис. 18:31; Втор. 18:1.
  3. 9:19 Некоторые толкователи видят здесь то, что Паул говорит о своей финансовой независимости.

Paul Gives Up His Rights as an Apostle

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, yet indeed I am to you, for you are my seal of apostleship in the Lord. My defense to those who examine me is this: Do we not have the right to eat and drink? Do we not have the right to take along a sister as wife, like the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or do only I and Barnabas not have the right to refrain from working[a]? Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Who[b] shepherds a flock and does not drink[c] from the milk of the flock? I am not saying these things according to a human perspective. Or does the law not also say these things? For in the law of Moses it is written, “You must not muzzle an ox while it[d] is threshing.”[e] It is not about oxen God is concerned, is it?[f] 10 Or doubtless does he speak for our sake[g]? For it is written for our sake[h], because the one who plows ought to plow in hope and the one who threshes ought to do so in hope of a share. 11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too great a thing if we reap material things from you? 12 If others share this right over you, do we not do so even more? Yet we have not made use of this right, but we endure all things, in order that we may not cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

13 Do you not know that those performing the holy services eat the things from the temple, and those attending to the altar have a share with the altar? 14 In the same way also the Lord ordered those who proclaim the gospel to live from the gospel. 15 But I have not made use of any of these rights. And I am not writing these things in order that it may be thus with me. For it would be better to me rather to die than for anyone to deprive me of my reason for boasting. 16 For if I proclaim the gospel, it is not to me a reason for boasting, for necessity is imposed on me. For woe is to me if I do not proclaim the gospel. 17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if I do so unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship. 18 What then is my reward? That when I[i] proclaim the gospel, I may offer the gospel free of charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

19 For although I[j] am free from all people, I have enslaved myself to all, in order that I may gain more. 20 I have become like a Jew to the Jews, in order that I may gain the Jews. To those under the law I became as under the law (although I[k] myself am not under the law) in order that I may gain those under the law. 21 To those outside the law I became as outside the law (although I[l] am not outside the law of God, but subject to the law of Christ) in order that I may gain those outside the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, in order that I may gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, in order that by all means I may save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, in order that I may become a participant with it.

24 Do you not know that those who run in the stadium all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25 And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things. Thus those do so in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one. 26 Therefore I run in this way, not as running aimlessly; I box in this way, not as beating the air. 27 But I discipline my body and subjugate it, lest somehow after[m] preaching to others, I myself should become disqualified.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:6 Literally “not to work”
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:7 Some manuscripts have “Or who”
  3. 1 Corinthians 9:7 Literally “eat”
  4. 1 Corinthians 9:9 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“threshing”) which is understood as temporal
  5. 1 Corinthians 9:9 A quotation from Deut 25:4
  6. 1 Corinthians 9:9 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  7. 1 Corinthians 9:10 Literally “for the sake of us”
  8. 1 Corinthians 9:10 Literally “for the sake of us”
  9. 1 Corinthians 9:18 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“proclaim the gospel”) which is understood as temporal
  10. 1 Corinthians 9:19 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“am”) which is understood as concessive
  11. 1 Corinthians 9:20 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“am”) which is understood as concessive
  12. 1 Corinthians 9:21 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“am”) which is understood as concessive
  13. 1 Corinthians 9:27 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“preaching”) which is understood as temporal

Paul’s Rights as an Apostle

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) 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.

This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. Don’t we have the right to food and drink?(F) 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) Or is it only I and Barnabas(J) who lack the right to not work for a living?

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? Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? 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

A Pattern of Self-Denial

Am (A)I not an apostle? Am I not free? (B)Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? (C)Are you not my work in the Lord? If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are (D)the [a]seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

My defense to those who examine me is this: (E)Do we have no [b]right to eat and drink? Do we have no right to take along [c]a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, (F)the brothers of the Lord, and (G)Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I (H)who have no right to refrain from working? Who ever (I)goes to war at his own expense? Who (J)plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who (K)tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?

Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also? For it is written in the law of Moses, (L)“You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it oxen God is concerned about? 10 Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that (M)he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope. 11 (N)If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things? 12 If others are partakers of this right over you, are we not even more?

(O)Nevertheless we have not used this right, but endure all things (P)lest we hinder the gospel of Christ. 13 (Q)Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the (R)temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? 14 Even so (S)the Lord has commanded (T)that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

15 But (U)I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for (V)it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void. 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for (W)necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this willingly, (X)I have a reward; but if against my will, (Y)I have been entrusted with a stewardship. 18 What is my reward then? That (Z)when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel [d]of Christ without charge, that I (AA)may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

Serving All Men

19 For though I am (AB)free from all men, (AC)I have made myself a servant to all, (AD)that I might win the more; 20 and (AE)to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the [e]law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 (AF)to (AG)those who are without law, as without law (AH)(not being without [f]law toward God, but under [g]law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 (AI)to the weak I became [h]as weak, that I might win the weak. (AJ)I have become all things to all men, (AK)that I might by all means save some. 23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.

Striving for a Crown

24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? (AL)Run in such a way that you may [i]obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize [j]is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for (AM)an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: (AN)not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 (AO)But I discipline my body and (AP)bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become (AQ)disqualified.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:2 certification
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:4 authority
  3. 1 Corinthians 9:5 Lit. a sister, a wife
  4. 1 Corinthians 9:18 NU omits of Christ
  5. 1 Corinthians 9:20 NU adds though not being myself under the law
  6. 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU God’s law
  7. 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU Christ’s law
  8. 1 Corinthians 9:22 NU omits as
  9. 1 Corinthians 9:24 win
  10. 1 Corinthians 9:25 exercises self-control