GNT

1 οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; οὐχὶ ἰησοῦν τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν ἑόρακα; οὐ τὸ ἔργον μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ;

2 εἰ ἄλλοις οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλλά γε ὑμῖν εἰμι· ἡ γὰρ σφραγίς μου τῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ.

3 ἡ ἐμὴ ἀπολογία τοῖς ἐμὲ ἀνακρίνουσίν ἐστιν αὕτη.

4 μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν φαγεῖν καὶ πεῖν;

5 μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν ἀδελφὴν γυναῖκα περιάγειν, ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ κηφᾶς;

6 ἢ μόνος ἐγὼ καὶ βαρναβᾶς οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν μὴ ἐργάζεσθαι;

7 τίς στρατεύεται ἰδίοις ὀψωνίοις ποτέ; τίς φυτεύει ἀμπελῶνα καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐσθίει; ἢ τίς ποιμαίνει ποίμνην καὶ ἐκ τοῦ γάλακτος τῆς ποίμνης οὐκ ἐσθίει;

8 μὴ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ταῦτα λαλῶ, ἢ καὶ ὁ νόμος ταῦτα οὐ λέγει;

9 ἐν γὰρ τῶ μωϊσέως νόμῳ γέγραπται, οὐ κημώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα. μὴ τῶν βοῶν μέλει τῶ θεῶ;

10 ἢ δι᾽ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει; δι᾽ ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐγράφη, ὅτι ὀφείλει ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾶν, καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν.

11 εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῖν τὰ πνευματικὰ ἐσπείραμεν, μέγα εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῶν τὰ σαρκικὰ θερίσομεν;

12 εἰ ἄλλοι τῆς ὑμῶν ἐξουσίας μετέχουσιν, οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς; ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐχρησάμεθα τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀλλὰ πάντα στέγομεν ἵνα μή τινα ἐγκοπὴν δῶμεν τῶ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ χριστοῦ.

13 οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ τὰ ἱερὰ ἐργαζόμενοι [τὰ] ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐσθίουσιν, οἱ τῶ θυσιαστηρίῳ παρεδρεύοντες τῶ θυσιαστηρίῳ συμμερίζονται;

14 οὕτως καὶ ὁ κύριος διέταξεν τοῖς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον καταγγέλλουσιν ἐκ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ζῆν.

15 ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ κέχρημαι οὐδενὶ τούτων. οὐκ ἔγραψα δὲ ταῦτα ἵνα οὕτως γένηται ἐν ἐμοί, καλὸν γάρ μοι μᾶλλον ἀποθανεῖν ἤ _ τὸ καύχημά μου οὐδεὶς κενώσει.

16 ἐὰν γὰρ εὐαγγελίζωμαι, οὐκ ἔστιν μοι καύχημα· ἀνάγκη γάρ μοι ἐπίκειται· οὐαὶ γάρ μοί ἐστιν ἐὰν μὴ εὐαγγελίσωμαι.

17 εἰ γὰρ ἑκὼν τοῦτο πράσσω, μισθὸν ἔχω· εἰ δὲ ἄκων, οἰκονομίαν πεπίστευμαι.

18 τίς οὗν μού ἐστιν ὁ μισθός; ἵνα εὐαγγελιζόμενος ἀδάπανον θήσω τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, εἰς τὸ μὴ καταχρήσασθαι τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ μου ἐν τῶ εὐαγγελίῳ.

19 ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω·

20 καὶ ἐγενόμην τοῖς ἰουδαίοις ὡς ἰουδαῖος, ἵνα ἰουδαίους κερδήσω· τοῖς ὑπὸ νόμον ὡς ὑπὸ νόμον, μὴ ὢν αὐτὸς ὑπὸ νόμον, ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον κερδήσω·

21 τοῖς ἀνόμοις ὡς ἄνομος, μὴ ὢν ἄνομος θεοῦ ἀλλ᾽ ἔννομος χριστοῦ, ἵνα κερδάνω τοὺς ἀνόμους·

22 ἐγενόμην τοῖς ἀσθενέσιν ἀσθενής, ἵνα τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς κερδήσω· τοῖς πᾶσιν γέγονα πάντα, ἵνα πάντως τινὰς σώσω.

23 πάντα δὲ ποιῶ διὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, ἵνα συγκοινωνὸς αὐτοῦ γένωμαι.

24 οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἐν σταδίῳ τρέχοντες πάντες μὲν τρέχουσιν, εἷς δὲ λαμβάνει τὸ βραβεῖον; οὕτως τρέχετε ἵνα καταλάβητε.

25 πᾶς δὲ ὁ ἀγωνιζόμενος πάντα ἐγκρατεύεται, ἐκεῖνοι μὲν οὗν ἵνα φθαρτὸν στέφανον λάβωσιν, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἄφθαρτον.

26 ἐγὼ τοίνυν οὕτως τρέχω ὡς οὐκ ἀδήλως, οὕτως πυκτεύω ὡς οὐκ ἀέρα δέρων·

27 ἀλλὰ ὑπωπιάζω μου τὸ σῶμα καὶ δουλαγωγῶ, μή πως ἄλλοις κηρύξας αὐτὸς ἀδόκιμος γένωμαι.

KJV

1  Am¹⁵¹⁰ I not³⁷⁵⁶ an apostle?⁶⁵² am¹⁵¹⁰ I not³⁷⁵⁶ free?¹⁶⁵⁸ have I not³⁷⁸⁰ seen³⁷⁰⁸ Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ our²²⁵⁷ Lord?²⁹⁶² are²⁰⁷⁵ not³⁷⁵⁶ ye⁵²¹⁰ my³⁴⁵⁰ work²⁰⁴¹ in¹⁷²² the Lord?²⁹⁶²

2  If¹⁴⁸⁷ I be¹⁵¹⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ an apostle⁶⁵² unto others,²⁴³ yet²³⁵ doubtless¹⁰⁶⁵ I am¹⁵¹⁰ to you:⁵²¹³ for¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ seal⁴⁹⁷³ of mine¹⁶⁹⁹ apostleship⁶⁵¹ are²⁰⁷⁵ ye⁵²¹⁰ in¹⁷²² the Lord.²⁹⁶²

3  Mine¹⁶⁹⁹ answer⁶²⁷ to them that do examine³⁵⁰ me¹⁶⁹¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ this,³⁷⁷⁸

4  Have²¹⁹² we not³³⁷⁸ power¹⁸⁴⁹ to eat⁵³¹⁵ and²⁵³² to drink?⁴⁰⁹⁵

5  Have²¹⁹² we not³³⁷⁸ power¹⁸⁴⁹ to lead about⁴⁰¹³ a sister,⁷⁹ a wife,¹¹³⁵ as well as^{5613 2532} other³⁰⁶² apostles,⁶⁵² and²⁵³² as the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren⁸⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord,²⁹⁶² and²⁵³² Cephas?²⁷⁸⁶

6  Or²²²⁸ I¹⁴⁷³ only³⁴⁴¹ and²⁵³² Barnabas,⁹²¹ have²¹⁹² not³⁷⁵⁶ we power¹⁸⁴⁹ to forbear working?^{2038 3361}

7  Who⁵¹⁰¹ goeth a warfare⁴⁷⁵⁴ any time⁴²¹⁸ at his own²³⁹⁸ charges?³⁸⁰⁰ who⁵¹⁰¹ planteth⁵⁴⁵² a vineyard,²⁹⁰ and²⁵³² eateth²⁰⁶⁸ not³⁷⁵⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ fruit²⁵⁹⁰ thereof?⁸⁴⁸ or²²²⁸ who⁵¹⁰¹ feedeth⁴¹⁶⁵ a flock,⁴¹⁶⁷ and²⁵³² eateth²⁰⁶⁸ not³⁷⁵⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ milk¹⁰⁵¹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ flock?⁴¹⁶⁷

8  Say²⁹⁸⁰ I these things^{5023 3361} as²⁵⁹⁶ a man?⁴⁴⁴ or²²²⁸ saith³⁰⁰⁴ not³⁷⁸⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ the same⁵⁰²³ also?²⁵³²

9  For¹⁰⁶³ it is written¹¹²⁵ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ of Moses,³⁴⁷⁵ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ muzzle⁵³⁹² the mouth of the ox¹⁰¹⁶ that treadeth out the corn.²⁴⁸ Doth³³⁶¹ God²³¹⁶ take care³¹⁹⁹ for oxen?¹⁰¹⁶

10  Or²²²⁸ saith³⁰⁰⁴ he it altogether³⁸⁴³ for our sakes?^{1223 2248} For our sakes,^{1223 2248} no doubt,¹⁰⁶³ this is written:¹¹²⁵ that³⁷⁵⁴ he that ploweth⁷²² should³⁷⁸⁴ plow⁷²² in¹⁹⁰⁹ hope;¹⁶⁸⁰ and²⁵³² that he that thresheth²⁴⁸ in¹⁹⁰⁹ hope¹⁶⁸⁰ should be partaker³³⁴⁸ of his⁸⁴⁸ hope.¹⁶⁸⁰

11  If¹⁴⁸⁷ we²²⁴⁹ have sown⁴⁶⁸⁷ unto you⁵²¹³ spiritual things,⁴¹⁵² is it a great thing³¹⁷³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ we²²⁴⁹ shall reap²³²⁵ your⁵²¹⁶ carnal things?⁴⁵⁵⁹

12  If¹⁴⁸⁷ others²⁴³ be partakers³³⁴⁸ of this power¹⁸⁴⁹ over you,⁵²¹⁶ are not³⁷⁵⁶ we²²⁴⁹ rather?³¹²³ Nevertheless²³⁵ we have not³⁷⁵⁶ used⁵⁵³⁰ this⁵⁰²⁶ power;¹⁸⁴⁹ but²³⁵ suffer⁴⁷²² all things,³⁹⁵⁶ lest³³⁶³ we should hinder^{1325 5100 1464} the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ of Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

13  Do ye not³⁷⁵⁶ know¹⁴⁹² that³⁷⁵⁴ they which minister²⁰³⁸ about holy things²⁴¹³ live²⁰⁶⁸ of the things of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ temple?²⁴¹¹ and they which wait⁴³³² at the³⁵⁸⁸ altar²³⁷⁹ are partakers with⁴⁸²⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ altar?²³⁷⁹

14  Even²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ hath the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² ordained¹²⁹⁹ that they which preach²⁶⁰⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ should live²¹⁹⁸ of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel.²⁰⁹⁸

15  But¹¹⁶¹ I¹⁴⁷³ have used⁵⁵³⁰ none³⁷⁶² of these things:⁵¹³⁰ neither^{1161 3756} have I written¹¹²⁵ these things,⁵⁰²³ that²⁴⁴³ it should be so³⁷⁷⁹ done¹⁰⁹⁶ unto¹⁷²² me:¹⁶⁹⁸ for¹⁰⁶³ it were better²⁵⁷⁰ for me³⁴²⁷ to³¹²³ die,⁵⁹⁹ than²²²⁸ that²⁴⁴³ any man⁵¹⁰⁰ should make my glorying void.^{2758 3450 2745}

16  For¹⁰⁶³ though¹⁴³⁷ I preach the gospel,²⁰⁹⁷ I³⁴²⁷ have²⁰⁷⁶ nothing³⁷⁵⁶ to glory of:²⁷⁴⁵ for¹⁰⁶³ necessity³¹⁸ is laid upon¹⁹⁴⁵ me;³⁴²⁷ yea,¹¹⁶¹ woe³⁷⁵⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ unto me,³⁴²⁷ if¹⁴³⁷ I preach not the gospel!^{2097 3361}

17  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ I do⁴²³⁸ this thing⁵¹²⁴ willingly,¹⁶³⁵ I have²¹⁹² a reward:³⁴⁰⁸ but¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ against my will,²¹⁰ a dispensation³⁶²² of the gospel is committed⁴¹⁰⁰ unto me.

18  What⁵¹⁰¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ my³⁴²⁷ reward³⁴⁰⁸ then?³⁷⁶⁷ Verily that,²⁴⁴³ when I preach the gospel,²⁰⁹⁷ I may make⁵⁰⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ of Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ without charge,⁷⁷ that I abuse²⁷¹⁰ not³³⁶¹ my³⁴⁵⁰ power¹⁸⁴⁹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel.²⁰⁹⁸

19  For¹⁰⁶³ though I be⁵⁶⁰⁷ free¹⁶⁵⁸ from¹⁵³⁷ all³⁹⁵⁶ men, yet have I made myself servant^{1402 1683} unto all,³⁹⁵⁶ that²⁴⁴³ I might gain²⁷⁷⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ more.⁴¹¹⁹

20  And²⁵³² unto the³⁵⁸⁸ Jews²⁴⁵³ I became¹⁰⁹⁶ as⁵⁶¹³ a Jew,²⁴⁵³ that²⁴⁴³ I might gain²⁷⁷⁰ the Jews;²⁴⁵³ to them³⁵⁸⁸ that are under⁵²⁵⁹ the law,³⁵⁵¹ as⁵⁶¹³ under⁵²⁵⁹ the law,³⁵⁵¹ that²⁴⁴³ I might gain²⁷⁷⁰ them³⁵⁸⁸ that are under⁵²⁵⁹ the law;³⁵⁵¹

21  To them that are without law,⁴⁵⁹ as⁵⁶¹³ without law,⁴⁵⁹ (being⁵⁶⁰⁷ not³³⁶¹ without law⁴⁵⁹ to God,²³¹⁶ but²³⁵ under the law¹⁷⁷² to Christ,)⁵⁵⁴⁷ that²⁴⁴³ I might gain²⁷⁷⁰ them that are without law.⁴⁵⁹

22  To the³⁵⁸⁸ weak⁷⁷² became¹⁰⁹⁶ I as⁵⁶¹³ weak,⁷⁷² that²⁴⁴³ I might gain²⁷⁷⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ weak:⁷⁷² I am made¹⁰⁹⁶ all things³⁹⁵⁶ to all³⁹⁵⁶ men, that²⁴⁴³ I might by all means³⁸⁴³ save⁴⁹⁸² some.⁵¹⁰⁰

23  And¹¹⁶¹ this⁵¹²⁴ I do⁴¹⁶⁰ for the gospel's sake,^{1223 3588 2098} that²⁴⁴³ I might be¹⁰⁹⁶ partaker thereof with^{4791 846} you.

24  Know¹⁴⁹² ye not³⁷⁵⁶ that³⁷⁵⁴ they which run⁵¹⁴³ in¹⁷²² a race⁴⁷¹² run⁵¹⁴³ all,^{3956 3303} but¹¹⁶¹ one¹⁵²⁰ receiveth²⁹⁸³ the³⁵⁸⁸ prize?¹⁰¹⁷ So³⁷⁷⁹ run,⁵¹⁴³ that²⁴⁴³ ye may obtain.²⁶³⁸

25  And¹¹⁶¹ every man³⁹⁵⁶ that striveth for the mastery⁷⁵ is temperate¹⁴⁶⁷ in all things.³⁹⁵⁶ Now³⁷⁶⁷ they¹⁵⁶⁵ do it³³⁰³ to²⁴⁴³ obtain²⁹⁸³ a corruptible⁵³⁴⁹ crown;⁴⁷³⁵ but¹¹⁶¹ we²²⁴⁹ an incorruptible.⁸⁶²

26  I¹⁴⁷³ therefore⁵¹⁰⁶ so³⁷⁷⁹ run,⁵¹⁴³ not³⁷⁵⁶ as⁵⁶¹³ uncertainly;⁸⁴ so³⁷⁷⁹ fight⁴⁴³⁸ I, not³⁷⁵⁶ as⁵⁶¹³ one that beateth¹¹⁹⁴ the air:¹⁰⁹

27  But²³⁵ I keepunder⁵²⁹⁹ my³⁴⁵⁰ body,⁴⁹⁸³ and²⁵³² bring it into subjection:¹³⁹⁶ lest that by any means,³³⁸¹ when I have preached²⁷⁸⁴ to others,²⁴³ I myself⁸⁴⁸ should be¹⁰⁹⁶ a castaway.⁹⁶

Vul

1 Non sum liber? non sum Apostolus? nonne Christum Jesum Dominum nostrum vidi? nonne opus meum vos estis in Domino?

2 Et si aliis non sum Apostolus, sed tamen vobis sum: nam signaculum apostolatus mei vos estis in Domino.

3 Mea defensio apud eos qui me interrogant, hæc est:

4 Numquid non habemus potestatem manducandi et bibendi?

5 numquid non habemus potestatem mulierem sororem circumducendi sicut et ceteri Apostoli, et fratres Domini, et Cephas?

6 aut ego solus, et Barnabas, non habemus potestatem hoc operandi?

7 Quis militat suis stipendiis umquam? quis plantat vineam, et de fructu ejus non edit? quis pascit gregem, et de lacte gregis non manducat?

8 Numquid secundum hominem hæc dico? an et lex hæc non dicit?

9 Scriptum est enim in lege Moysi: Non alligabis os bovi trituranti. Numquid de bobus cura est Deo?

10 an propter nos utique hoc dicit? Nam propter nos scripta sunt: quoniam debet in spe qui arat, arare: et qui triturat, in spe fructus percipiendi.

11 Si nos vobis spiritualia seminavimus, magnum est si nos carnalia vestra metamus?

12 Si alii potestatis vestræ participes sunt, quare non potius nos? Sed non usi sumus hac potestate: sed omnia sustinemus, ne quod offendiculum demus Evangelio Christi.

13 Nescitis quoniam qui in sacrario operantur quæ de sacrario sunt, edunt: et qui altari deserviunt, cum altari participant?

14 Ita et Dominus ordinavit iis qui Evangelium annuntiant, de Evangelio vivere.

15 Ego autem nullo horum usus sum. Non autem scripsi hæc ut ita fiant in me: bonum est enim mihi magis mori, quam ut gloriam meam quis evacuet.

16 Nam si evangelizavero, non est mihi gloria: necessitas enim mihi incumbit: væ enim mihi est, si non evangelizavero.

17 Si enim volens hoc ago, mercedem habeo: si autem invitus, dispensatio mihi credita est.

18 Quæ est ergo merces mea? ut Evangelium prædicans, sine sumptu ponam Evangelium, ut non abutar potestate mea in Evangelio.

19 Nam cum liber essem ex omnibus, omnium me servum feci, ut plures lucrifacerem.

20 Et factus sum Judæis tamquam Judæus, ut Judæos lucrarer:

21 iis qui sub lege sunt, quasi sub lege essem (cum ipse non essem sub lege) ut eos qui sub lege erant, lucrifacerem: iis qui sine lege erant, tamquam sine lege essem (cum sine lege Dei non essem: sed in lege essem Christi) ut lucrifacerem eos qui sine lege erant.

22 Factus sum infirmis infirmus, ut infirmos lucrifacerem. Omnibus omnia factus sum, ut omnes facerem salvos.

23 Omnia autem facio propter Evangelium: ut particeps ejus efficiar.

24 Nescitis quod ii qui in stadio currunt, omnes quidem currunt, sed unus accipit bravium? Sic currite ut comprehendatis.

25 Omnis autem qui in agone contendit, ab omnibus se abstinet, et illi quidem ut corruptibilem coronam accipiant: nos autem incorruptam.

26 Ego igitur sic curro, non quasi in incertum: sic pugno, non quasi aërem verberans:

27 sed castigo corpus meum, et in servitutem redigo: ne forte cum aliis prædicaverim, ipse reprobus efficiar.