1 Corinthians 9:16

16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for 1I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach 2the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:16 In-Context

14 So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
15 But I have used none of these things. And I am not writing these things so that it will be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than have any man make my boast an empty one.
16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel.
17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
18 What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Acts 9:15; Romans 1:14
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 9:12, 14, 18, 23; 2 Corinthians 2:12
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