1 Corinthians 9
1 Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen the Lord Jesus? are you not my work in the Lord?
ουκ ειμι αποστολοσ ουκ ειμι ελευθεροσ ουχι ιησουν χριστον τον κυριον ημων εωρακα ου το εργον μου υμεισ εστε εν κυριω
2 If I am not an apostle to others, but I am to you at least: for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
ει αλλοισ ουκ ειμι αποστολοσ αλλα γε υμιν ειμι η γαρ σφραγισ τησ εμησ αποστολησ υμεισ εστε εν κυριω
3 My defence to those calling me in question is this.
η εμη απολογια τοισ εμε ανακρινουσιν αυτη εστιν
4 Have we not a right to eat and drink?
μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν φαγειν και πιειν
5 Have we not a right to lead about a sister as a wife, as the other apostles also, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν αδελφην γυναικα περιαγειν ωσ και οι λοιποι αποστολοι και οι αδελφοι του κυριου και κηφασ
6 Have I and Barnabas alone not the right to forbear working?
η μονοσ εγω και βαρναβασ ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν του μη εργαζεσθαι
7 Whoever goes to war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and does not eat the fruit of it? or who shepherdizes a flock, and does not eat of the milk of the flock?
τισ στρατευεται ιδιοισ οψωνιοισ ποτε τισ φυτευει αμπελωνα και εκ του καρπου αυτου ουκ εσθιει η τισ ποιμαινει ποιμνην και εκ του γαλακτοσ τησ ποιμνησ ουκ εσθιει
8 Whether do I speak these things according to a man? or does not the law indeed say these things?
μη κατα ανθρωπον ταυτα λαλω η ουχι και ο νομοσ ταυτα λεγει
9 For in the law of Moses it has been written, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that plows. Is there a care to God for oxen,
εν γαρ τω μωυσεωσ νομω γεγραπται ου φιμωσεισ βουν αλοωντα μη των βοων μελει τω θεω
10 or does he speak it altogether on account of us? For it was written on account of us, That the one plowing ought to plow in hope, and the one threshing in hope of partaking.
η δι ημασ παντωσ λεγει δι ημασ γαρ εγραφη οτι επ ελπιδι οφειλει ο αροτριων αροτριαν και ο αλοων τησ ελπιδοσ αυτου μετεχειν επ ελπιδι
11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
ει ημεισ υμιν τα πνευματικα εσπειραμεν μεγα ει ημεισ υμων τα σαρκικα θερισομεν
12 If others partake of your bounty, shall not we the more? But we have not used this privilege, but we bear all things, in order that we may not give a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
ει αλλοι τησ εξουσιασ υμων μετεχουσιν ου μαλλον ημεισ αλλ ουκ εχρησαμεθα τη εξουσια ταυτη αλλα παντα στεγομεν ινα μη εγκοπην τινα δωμεν τω ευαγγελιω του χριστου
13 Do you not know that those working in the sacrifices eat those things of the temple; and those serving the altar partake of the altar?
ουκ οιδατε οτι οι τα ιερα εργαζομενοι εκ του ιερου εσθιουσιν οι τω θυσιαστηριω προσεδρευοντεσ τω θυσιαστηριω συμμεριζονται
14 So also the Lord has commanded those preaching the gospel to live of the gospel.
ουτωσ και ο κυριοσ διεταξεν τοισ το ευαγγελιον καταγγελλουσιν εκ του ευαγγελιου ζην
15 But I have used none of these things. But I have not written these things that it may be so in me: for it is good for me rather to die than that any one shall make void my boasting.
εγω δε ουδενι εχρησαμην τουτων ουκ εγραψα δε ταυτα ινα ουτωσ γενηται εν εμοι καλον γαρ μοι μαλλον αποθανειν η το καυχημα μου ινα τισ κενωση
16 For if I preach the gospel, there is no boasting to me; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I may not preach the gospel.
εαν γαρ ευαγγελιζωμαι ουκ εστιν μοι καυχημα αναγκη γαρ μοι επικειται ουαι δε μοι εστιν εαν μη ευαγγελιζωμαι
17 For if I do this willingly, I have a reward: but if unwillingly, I have been intrusted with a dispensation.
ει γαρ εκων τουτο πρασσω μισθον εχω ει δε ακων οικονομιαν πεπιστευμαι
18 Then what is my reward? that preaching the gospel, I may render the gospel free from charge, in order that I may not use my right in the gospel.
τισ ουν μοι εστιν ο μισθοσ ινα ευαγγελιζομενοσ αδαπανον θησω το ευαγγελιον του χριστου εισ το μη καταχρησασθαι τη εξουσια μου εν τω ευαγγελιω
19 For being free from all, I rendered myself servant to all, that I may gain the more.
ελευθεροσ γαρ ων εκ παντων πασιν εμαυτον εδουλωσα ινα τουσ πλειονασ κερδησω
20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I may gain the Jews; to those under the law, as under the law, not myself being under law, that I may gain those under the law;
και εγενομην τοισ ιουδαιοισ ωσ ιουδαιοσ ινα ιουδαιουσ κερδησω τοισ υπο νομον ωσ υπο νομον ινα τουσ υπο νομον κερδησω
21 to those without law, I became as without law, not being without the law of God, but under the law of Christ, that I may gain those without law.
τοισ ανομοισ ωσ ανομοσ μη ων ανομοσ θεω αλλ εννομοσ χριστω ινα κερδησω ανομουσ
22 To the weak I became as weak, that I may gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I may indeed save some.
εγενομην τοισ ασθενεσιν ωσ ασθενησ ινα τουσ ασθενεισ κερδησω τοισ πασιν γεγονα τα παντα ινα παντωσ τινασ σωσω
23 But I do all these things for the sake of the gospel, that I may be its fellow-partaker.
τουτο δε ποιω δια το ευαγγελιον ινα συγκοινωνοσ αυτου γενωμαι
24 Do you not know that those running in the stadium, indeed all run, and one receives the prize? So run, that you may receive it.
ουκ οιδατε οτι οι εν σταδιω τρεχοντεσ παντεσ μεν τρεχουσιν εισ δε λαμβανει το βραβειον ουτωσ τρεχετε ινα καταλαβητε
25 But every one contesting is abstinent in all things, they indeed also that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
πασ δε ο αγωνιζομενοσ παντα εγκρατευεται εκεινοι μεν ουν ινα φθαρτον στεφανον λαβωσιν ημεισ δε αφθαρτον
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly, do I thus fight not as beating the air:
εγω τοινυν ουτωσ τρεχω ωσ ουκ αδηλωσ ουτωσ πυκτευω ωσ ουκ αερα δερων
27 but I keep my body under, and enslave it, lest having preached the gospel to others, I myself may become disapproved.
αλλ υπωπιαζω μου το σωμα και δουλαγωγω μηπωσ αλλοισ κηρυξασ αυτοσ αδοκιμοσ γενωμαι
