1 Corinto 9
Magandang Balita Biblia
Mga Karapatan at Tungkulin ng Isang Apostol
9 Hindi ba ako malaya? Hindi ba ako apostol? Hindi ba't nakita ko si Jesus na ating Panginoon? Hindi ba kayo ang bunga ng aking paglilingkod sa kanya? 2 Ang iba'y ayaw kilalanin ang aking pagka-apostol, subalit para sa inyo, ako'y isang apostol, at kayo ang katibayang ako'y apostol nga ng Panginoon.
3 Ito ang sagot ko sa mga pumupuna sa akin. 4 Wala ba kaming karapatang tustusan ng iglesya sa aming pangangailangan?[a] 5 Wala ba kaming karapatang magsama ng asawang Cristiano, tulad ng ginagawa ng ibang mga apostol, at ng mga kapatid ng Panginoon, at gayundin ni Pedro? 6 Kami lamang ba ni Bernabe ang walang karapatang tumigil sa paghahanapbuhay? 7 Ang kawal ba ang gumagastos para sa kanyang pangangailangan habang naglilingkod siya? Sinong tao ang nagtatanim ng ubas at hindi nakikinabang sa mga bunga nito? Sinong pastol ang nag-aalaga ng tupa at hindi nakikinabang sa gatas nito?
8 Ang sinasabi ko ay hindi nababatay sa kaisipan lamang ng tao. Ganoon din ang sinasabi ng Kautusan. 9 Sapagkat(A) nasusulat sa Kautusan ni Moises, “Huwag mong bubusalan ang bibig ng baka habang ito'y gumigiik.” Mga baka nga kaya ang inaalala ng Diyos? 10 Hindi ba tayo ang tinutukoy niya? Alang-alang sa atin kaya iyon isinulat, sapagkat ang magsasakang nag-aararo at ang naghihiwalay ng mga butil sa uhay ay gumagawa sa pag-asang may bahagi sila sa aanihin. 11 Naghasik(B) kami sa inyo ng pagpapalang espirituwal; malaking bagay ba naman kung umani kami ng mga materyal na pakinabang mula sa inyo? 12 Kung ang iba'y may ganitong karapatan, lalo na kami!
Ngunit hindi namin ginamit ang karapatang ito. Tiniis namin ang lahat upang hindi kami maging hadlang sa Magandang Balita tungkol kay Cristo. 13 Hindi(C) ba ninyo alam na ang mga naglilingkod sa Templo ay tumatanggap ng pagkain mula sa Templo, at ang mga naglilingkod sa dambana ay may bahagi sa mga handog na nasa dambana? 14 Sa(D) ganyan ding paraan, ipinag-utos ng Panginoon na ang mga nangangaral ng Magandang Balita ay dapat matustusan ang ikabubuhay sa pamamagitan ng Magandang Balita.
15 Ngunit hindi ko ginamit ang alinman sa mga karapatang ito, at hindi ko kayo sinusulatan ngayon upang hingan ng tulong. Mas iibigin ko pang mamatay kaysa mawala sa akin ang bagay na maipagmamalaki ko! 16 Hindi ngayo't nangangaral ako ng Magandang Balita ay maaari na akong magmalaki. Sapagkat iyan ay tungkuling iniatang sa akin, sumpain ako kung hindi ko ipangaral ang Magandang Balita! 17 Kung ginagawa ko ito nang kusang-loob, ako'y may maaasahang kabayaran, ngunit ginagawa ko ito bilang pagtupad sa tungkuling ipinagkatiwala sa akin ng Diyos. 18 Ano ngayon ang aking kabayaran? Ang maipangaral ko nang walang-bayad ang Magandang Balita, at ang hindi ko paggamit ng karapatang nauukol sa akin bilang tagapangaral.
19 Malaya ako at di alipin ninuman; ngunit nagpaalipin ako sa lahat upang makahikayat ako ng mas marami sa Panginoon. 20 Sa piling ng mga Judio, ako'y namuhay tulad ng isang Judio upang mahikayat ko sila. Kahit hindi ako saklaw ng Kautusan, nagpailalim ako rito alang-alang sa mga nasa ilalim ng Kautusan, upang mailapit ko sila sa Diyos. 21 Sa piling naman ng mga Hentil, na hindi saklaw ng Kautusan, ako'y naging parang Hentil upang sila'y mahikayat ko rin. Subalit hindi ito nangangahulugang hindi ko sinusunod ang mga utos ng Diyos, sapagkat ako'y nasa ilalim ng kautusan ni Cristo. 22 Sa piling ng mahihina, ako'y naging parang mahina rin upang mahikayat ko sila. Ako'y nakibagay sa lahat ng tao upang sa lahat ng paraan ay makapagligtas ako ng kahit ilan man lamang.
23 Ginagawa ko ang lahat ng ito alang-alang sa Magandang Balita, upang makabahagi ako sa mga pagpapala nito. 24 Alam ninyong ang mga kalahok sa paligsahan ay tumatakbong lahat, ngunit iisa lamang ang nagkakamit ng gantimpala! Kaya't pagbutihin ninyo ang pagtakbo upang kamtan ninyo ang gantimpala. 25 Lahat(E) ng manlalarong nagsasanay ay may disiplina sa lahat ng bagay upang magkamit ng isang gantimpalang panandalian lamang. Ngunit ang gantimpalang hinahangad natin ay panghabang panahon. 26 Hindi ako tumatakbo nang walang patutunguhan at hindi ako sumusuntok sa hangin. 27 Subalit pinahihirapan ko ang aking katawan at sinusupil ito, upang sa gayo'y hindi ako maalis sa paligsahan pagkatapos kong mangaral sa iba.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinto 9:4 tustusan...pangangailangan: Sa Griego ay kumain at uminom .
1 Corinthians 9
King James Version
9 Am I am not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?
5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
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.
13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
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.
19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
1 Corinthians 9
International Standard Version
The Rights of an Apostle
9 I am free, am I not? I am an apostle, am I not? I have seen Jesus our Lord, haven’t I? You are the result of[a] my work in the Lord, aren’t you? 2 If I am not an apostle to other people, surely I am one to you, for you are the evidence of my apostolic authority from the Lord.
3 This is my defense to those who would examine me: 4 We have the right to earn our food,[b] don’t we? 5 We have the right to take a believing wife with us like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas,[c] don’t we? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to keep on working for a living? 7 Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its grapes? Or who takes care of a flock and does not drink any of its milk? 8 I am not saying this on human authority, am I? The Law says the same thing, doesn’t it? 9 For in the Law of Moses it is written, “You must not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[d] God is not only concerned about oxen, is he? 10 Isn’t he really speaking for our benefit? Yes, this was written for our benefit, because the one who plows should plow in hope, and the one who threshes should thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. 11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you? 12 If others enjoy this right over you, don’t we have a stronger claim? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we tolerate everything in order not to put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of the Messiah.[e]
13 You know that those who work in the Temple get their food from the Temple and that those who serve at the altar get their share of its offerings, don’t you? 14 In the same way, the Lord has ordered that those who proclaim the gospel should make their living from the gospel.
15 But I have not used any of these rights, and I’m not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for[f] boasting. 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast about, for this obligation has been entrusted to me. How terrible it would be for me if I didn’t preach the gospel! 17 For if I preach voluntarily, I get a reward, but if I am unwilling to do it, I am still entrusted with that obligation. 18 What, then, is my reward? It is[g] to be able to preach the gospel free of charge, and so I never resort to demanding my rights when I’m preaching[h] the gospel.
19 Although I am free from everyone’s expectations, I have made myself a servant to all of them to win more people. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew in order to win Jews. To those under the Law I became like a man under the Law, in order to win those under the Law (although I myself am not under the Law). 21 To those who do not have the Law, I became like a man who does not have the Law in order to win those who do not have the Law. However, I am not free from God’s Law, but I’m subject to the Messiah’s[i] law. 22 To the weak I became weak in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some of them. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel in order to have a share in its blessings.
24 You know that in a race all the runners run but only one wins the prize, don’t you? You must run in such a way that you may be victorious. 25 Everyone who enters an athletic contest practices self-control in everything. They do it to win a wreath that withers away, but we run to win a prize that[j] never fades. 26 That is the way I run, with a clear goal in mind. That is the way I fight, not like someone shadow boxing. 27 No, I keep on disciplining my body, making it serve me so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not somehow be disqualified.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 9:1 The Gk. lacks the result of
- 1 Corinthians 9:4 Lit. to eat and drink
- 1 Corinthians 9:5 I.e. Peter
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut 25:4
- 1 Corinthians 9:12 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 9:15 The Gk. lacks reason for
- 1 Corinthians 9:18 The Gk. lacks It is
- 1 Corinthians 9:18 Lit. rights in
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 Or Christ’s
- 1 Corinthians 9:25 The Gk. lacks run to win a prize that
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