Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 9
1 ουκ ειμι ελευθερος ουκ ειμι αποστολος ουχι ιησουν τον κυριον ημων εορακα ου το εργον μου υμεις εστε εν κυριω
Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? and are not ye my work in the Lord?
2 ει αλλοις ουκ ειμι αποστολος αλλα γε υμιν ειμι η γαρ σφραγις μου της αποστολης υμεις εστε εν κυριω
If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you: for ye are in the Lord the seal of my apostleship.
3 η εμη απολογια τοις εμε ανακρινουσιν εστιν αυτη
And this is my answer to them that call me to account: have we not power to eat and to drink?
4 μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν φαγειν και πειν
have
5 μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν αδελφην γυναικα περιαγειν ως και οι λοιποι αποστολοι και οι αδελφοι του κυριου και κηφας
we not power to lead about with us a sister a wife as well as other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6 η μονος εγω και βαρναβας ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν μη εργαζεσθαι
Or is it I only and Barnabas, that have not power to forbear working?
7 τις στρατευεται ιδιοις οψωνιοις ποτε τις φυτευει αμπελωνα και τον καρπον αυτου ουκ εσθιει {VAR1: [η] } {VAR2: η } τις ποιμαινει ποιμνην και εκ του γαλακτος της ποιμνης ουκ εσθιει
Who ever goes a warfare at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and doth not eat of the fruit of it? or who feedeth a flock, and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?
8 μη κατα ανθρωπον ταυτα λαλω η και ο νομος ταυτα ου λεγει
Do I speak these things as a man only?
9 εν γαρ τω μωυσεως νομω γεγραπται ου {VAR1: φιμωσεις } {VAR2: κημωσεις } βουν αλοωντα μη των βοων μελει τω θεω
or saith not the law the same also? for it is written in the law of Moses, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn." Now doth God take care for oxen,
10 η δι ημας παντως λεγει δι ημας γαρ εγραφη οτι οφειλει επ ελπιδι ο αροτριων αροτριαν και ο αλοων επ ελπιδι του μετεχειν
or doth He say this indeed for our sakes? For it is certainly written for our sakes, that he, who ploweth, might plow in hope; and that he, who thresheth in hope, should partake of his hope.
11 ει ημεις υμιν τα πνευματικα εσπειραμεν μεγα ει ημεις υμων τα σαρκικα θερισομεν
If we then have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?
12 ει αλλοι της υμων εξουσιας μετεχουσιν ου μαλλον ημεις αλλ ουκ εχρησαμεθα τη εξουσια ταυτη αλλα παντα στεγομεν ινα μη τινα εγκοπην δωμεν τω ευαγγελιω του χριστου
If others partake of this power over you, may not we rather? though we have not used this power; but we bear all things, least we should cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
13 ουκ οιδατε οτι οι τα ιερα εργαζομενοι {VAR1: τα } {VAR2: [τα] } εκ του ιερου εσθιουσιν οι τω θυσιαστηριω παρεδρευοντες τω θυσιαστηριω συμμεριζονται
Do ye not know, that they who are employed about the sacrifices have their food from the temple? and they, who attend at the altar, are partakers with the altar?
14 ουτως και ο κυριος διεταξεν τοις το ευαγγελιον καταγγελλουσιν εκ του ευαγγελιου ζην
So also the Lord hath ordained, that those who preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel.
15 εγω δε ου κεχρημαι ουδενι τουτων ουκ εγραψα δε ταυτα ινα ουτως γενηται εν εμοι καλον γαρ μοι μαλλον αποθανειν η το καυχημα μου ουδεις κενωσει
But I have availed myself of none of these things. Nor have I written these things, that it might be so done as to me: for it were better for me to die, than that any one should make this my glorying void.
16 εαν γαρ ευαγγελιζωμαι ουκ εστιν μοι καυχημα αναγκη γαρ μοι επικειται ουαι γαρ μοι εστιν εαν μη ευαγγελισωμαι
For if I preach the gospel, yet I have no ground for boasting; because I am under necessity to do it: and wo is me if I do not preach the Gospel.
17 ει γαρ εκων τουτο πρασσω μισθον εχω ει δε ακων οικονομιαν πεπιστευμαι
Now if I do this willingly, I have a reward; and if unwillingly, yet I am intrusted with the commission, and I must execute it.
18 τις ουν μου εστιν ο μισθος ινα ευαγγελιζομενος αδαπανον θησω το ευαγγελιον εις το μη καταχρησασθαι τη εξουσια μου εν τω ευαγγελιω
What is my reward then but this? that when I preach I may make the gospel of Christ not expensive, that so I may not abuse my power in the gospel.
19 ελευθερος γαρ ων εκ παντων πασιν εμαυτον εδουλωσα ινα τους πλειονας κερδησω
For though I am free from all, yet I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more.
20 και εγενομην τοις ιουδαιοις ως ιουδαιος ινα ιουδαιους κερδησω τοις υπο νομον ως υπο νομον μη ων αυτος υπο νομον ινα τους υπο νομον κερδησω
And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; that is, to those, who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law:
21 τοις ανομοις ως ανομος μη ων ανομος θεου αλλ εννομος χριστου ινα κερδανω τους ανομους
and to those without the law as without the law, (not being without law to God, but under the law to Christ) that I might gain those who are without the law.
22 εγενομην τοις ασθενεσιν ασθενης ινα τους ασθενεις κερδησω τοις πασιν γεγονα παντα ινα παντως τινας σωσω
To the weak I became as the weak, that I might gain the weak: I became all things to all men, that I might by every means save some.
23 παντα δε ποιω δια το ευαγγελιον ινα συγκοινωνος αυτου γενωμαι
And this I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may be a fellow partaker of it.
24 ουκ οιδατε οτι οι εν σταδιω τρεχοντες παντες μεν τρεχουσιν εις δε λαμβανει το βραβειον ουτως τρεχετε ινα καταλαβητε
Know ye not, that those, who run in a race, do all indeed run, but one only receiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain.
25 πας δε ο αγωνιζομενος παντα εγκρατευεται εκεινοι μεν ουν ινα φθαρτον στεφανον λαβωσιν ημεις δε αφθαρτον
And every one that enters the lists is temperate in all things: they indeed do it that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible one.
26 εγω τοινυν ουτως τρεχω ως ουκ αδηλως ουτως πυκτευω ως ουκ αερα δερων
I therefore so run, not as unobserved: I so fight, not as one that beateth the air:
27 αλλα υπωπιαζω μου το σωμα και δουλαγωγω μη πως αλλοις κηρυξας αυτος αδοκιμος γενωμαι
but I mortify my body and bring it into subjection, least after having preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
