1 Corinthians 9:12-18

¹²If others have this right to your support, shouldn’ t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

¹³Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?

¹⁴In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

¹⁵But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.

¹⁶Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

¹⁷If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.

¹⁸What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.

— 1 Corinthians 9:12-18

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Cross References for 1 Corinthians 9:12-18

• Matthew 10:10
• 1 Timothy 5:17-18
• 1 Corinthians 9:4
• Galatians 6:6
• Jeremiah 20:9
• Romans 1:14
• Luke 10:7
• 2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
• 1 Corinthians 9:15
• Numbers 5:9-10

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