5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? Compare verse5 commentaries
7 Who goes a warfare any time at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and eats not of the fruit thereof? or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock? Compare verse4 commentaries
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, You shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treads out the corn. Does God take care for oxen? Compare verse8 commentaries
10 Or said he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that plows should plow in hope; and that he that threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope. Compare verse3 commentaries
11 If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? Compare verse3 commentaries
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. Compare verse2 commentaries
13 Do you 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? Compare verse3 commentaries
14 Even so has the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. Compare verse4 commentaries
15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done to me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void. Compare verse7 commentaries
16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid on me; yes, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel! Compare verse3 commentaries
17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed to me. Compare verse4 commentaries
18 What is my reward then? Truly that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. Compare verse2 commentaries
19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more. Compare verse7 commentaries
20 And to 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; Compare verse8 commentaries
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. Compare verse4 commentaries
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. Compare verse11 commentaries
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. Compare verse3 commentaries
24 Know you not that they which run in a race run all, but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain. Compare verse11 commentaries
25 And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. Compare verse12 commentaries
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beats the air: Compare verse10 commentaries
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. Compare verse17 commentaries