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1 Corinthians 9

Paul's Use of Liberty

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Amg1510 I not  afreeg1658? Amg1510 I not an  bapostleg652? Have I not  cseeng3708 Jesusg2424 our Lordg2962? Are you not  dmy workg2041 in the Lordg2962?

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Ifg1487 to othersg243 I amg1510 not an apostleg652, at leastg235g1065 I amg1510 to you; for you are the  asealg4973 of my  bapostleshipg651 in the Lordg2962.

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My defenseg627 to thoseg3588 who examineg350 me is thisg3778:

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 1 aDo we not haveg2192 a rightg1849 to eatg2068 and drinkg4095?

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 1 aDo we not haveg2192 a rightg1849 to takeg4013 alongg4013 a  2believingg79 wifeg1135, eveng2532 as the restg3062 of the apostlesg652 and the  bbrothersg80 of the Lordg2962 and  cCephasg2786?

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Org2228 do onlyg3441  1 aBarnabasg921 and I not haveg2192 a rightg1849 to refraing3361 from workingg2038b?

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Whog5101 at anyg4218 timeg4218 servesg4754  aas a soldierg4754 at his owng2398 expenseg3800? Whog5101  bplantsg5452 a vineyardg290 and does not eatg2068 the fruitg2590 of it? Org2228 whog5101 tendsg4165 a flockg4167 and does not  1useg2068 the milkg1051 of the flockg4167?

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I am not speakingg2980 theseg3778 thingsg3778  aaccordingg2596 to  1humang444 judgmentg444, am I? Org2228 does not the Lawg3551 alsog2532 sayg3004 theseg3778 thingsg3778?

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For it is writteng1125 in the Lawg3551 of Mosesg3475, " aYOU SHALL NOT MUZZLEg2778a THE OXg1016 WHILE HE IS THRESHINGg248." Godg2316 is not concernedg3199 about  boxeng1016, is He?

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Org2228 is He speakingg3004 altogetherg3843 for our sakeg1223? Yesg1063,  afor our sakeg1223 it was writteng1125, becauseg3754  bthe plowmang722 oughtg3784 to plowg722 in hopeg1680, and the thresherg248 to thresh in hopeg1680 of sharingg3348 the crops.

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 aIfg1487 we sowedg4687 spiritualg4152 thingsg4152 in you, is it toog3173 muchg3173 ifg1487 we reapg2325 materialg4559 thingsg4559 from you?

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Ifg1487 othersg243 shareg3348 the rightg1849 over you, do we not moreg3123? Neverthelessg235, we  adid not useg5530 thisg3778 rightg1849, but we endureg4722 allg3956 thingsg3956  bsog2443 that we will causeg1325 nog3361g5100 hindranceg1464 to the  cgospelg2098 of Christg5547.

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 aDo you not knowg3609a that thoseg3588 who  bperformg2038b sacredg2413 servicesg2413 eatg2068 the food of the templeg2413, and thoseg3588 who attendg3918a regularlyg3918a to the altarg2379 haveg4829 their shareg4829  1from the altarg2379?

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Sog3779 alsog2532  athe Lordg2962 directedg1299 thoseg3588 who proclaimg2605 the  bgospelg2098 to  cgetg2198 their livingg2198 from the gospelg2098.

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But I have  ausedg5530 noneg3762 of theseg3778 thingsg3778. And I am not writingg1125 theseg3778 thingsg3778 sog3779 that it will be doneg1096 sog3779 in my caseg1722; for it would be betterg2570g3123 for me to dieg599 thang2228 have anyg5100 man makeg2758  bmy boastg2745 an emptyg2758 one.

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For ifg1437 I preachg2097 the gospelg2097, I have nothingg3756 to boastg2745 of, for  aI amg1945 underg1945 compulsiong318; for woeg3759 is me ifg1437 I do not preachg2097  bthe gospelg2097.

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For ifg1487 I dog4238 thisg3778 voluntarilyg1635, I haveg2192 a  arewardg3408; but ifg1487 againstg210 my willg210, I have a  bstewardshipg3622 entrustedg4100 to me.

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Whatg5101 theng3767 is my  arewardg3408? That, when I preachg2097 the gospelg2097, I may offerg5087 the gospelg2098  bwithoutg77 chargeg77, sog1519 as  cnot to makeg2710 fullg2710 useg2710 of my rightg1849 in the gospelg2098.

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For though I amg1510  afreeg1658 from allg3956 men, I have madeg1402 myselfg1683  ba slaveg1402 to allg3956, sog2443 that I may  cwing2770 moreg4183.

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 aTo the Jewsg2453 I becameg1096 as a Jewg2453, sog2443 that I might wing2770 Jewsg2453; to thoseg3588 whog3588 are underg5259  1the Lawg3551, as underg5259  1the Lawg3551 though  bnot beingg1510 myselfg846 underg5259  1the Lawg3551, sog2443 that I might wing2770 thoseg3588 whog3588 are underg5259  1the Lawg3551;

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to thoseg3588 who are  awithoutg459 lawg459,  bas withoutg459 lawg459, though not beingg1510 withoutg459 the lawg459 of Godg2316 but  cunderg1772 the lawg1772 of Christg5547, sog2443 that I might wing2770 thoseg3588 who are withoutg459 lawg459.

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To the  aweakg772 I becameg1096 weakg772, that I might wing2770 the weakg772; I have becomeg1096  ballg3956 thingsg3956 to allg3956 meng3956,  csog2443 that I may by allg3843 meansg3843 saveg4982 someg5100.

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I dog4160 allg3956 thingsg3956 for the sakeg1223 of the gospelg2098, sog2443 that I may becomeg1096 a fellowg4791 partakerg4791 of it.

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 aDo you not knowg3609a that thoseg3588 who rung5143 in a raceg4712 allg3956 rung5143, but only oneg1520 receivesg2983  bthe prizeg1017?  cRung5143 in suchg3779 a wayg3779 that you may wing2638.

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Everyoneg3956 who  acompetesg75 in the gamesg75 exercisesg1467 self-controlg1467 in allg3956 thingsg3956. They theng3767 do it to receiveg2983 a perishableg5349  bwreathg4735, but we an imperishableg862a.

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Thereforeg5106 I  arung5143 in suchg3779 a wayg3779, as not withoutg84 aimg84; I boxg4438 in suchg3779 a wayg3779, as not  bbeatingg1194 the airg109;

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but I  1disciplineg5299  amy bodyg4983 and makeg1396 it my slaveg1396, so that, after I have preachedg2784 to othersg243, I myselfg846 will not be disqualifiedg96b.



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