1Corinthians:9-10
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Am I not an apostle ?
am I not free ?
have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord ?
are not ye my work in the Lord ?
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If I be not an apostle unto others ,
yet doubtless I am to you :
for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord .
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Mine answer to them that do examine me is this ,
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Have we not power to eat and to drink ?
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Have we not power to lead about a sister ,
a wife ,
as well as other apostles ,
and as the brethren of the Lord ,
and Cephas ?
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Or I only and Barnabas ,
have not we power to forbear working ?
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Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges ?
who planteth a vineyard ,
and eateth not of the fruit thereof ?
or who feedeth a flock ,
and eateth not of the milk of the flock ?
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Say I these things as a man ?
or saith not the law the same also ?
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For it is written in the law of Moses ,
Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn .
Doth God take care for oxen ?
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Or saith he it altogether for our sakes ?
For our sakes ,
no doubt ,
this is written :
that he that ploweth should plow in hope ;
and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope .
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If we have sown unto you spiritual things ,
is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things ?
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If others be partakers of this power over you ,
are not we rather ?
Nevertheless we have not used this power ;
but suffer all things ,
lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ .
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Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple ?
and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar ?
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Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel .
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But I have used none of these things :
neither have I written these things ,
that it should be so done unto me :
for it were better for me to die ,
than that any man should make my glorying void .
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For though I preach the gospel ,
I have nothing to glory of :
for necessity is laid upon me ;
yea ,
woe is unto me ,
if I preach not the gospel !
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For if I do this thing willingly ,
I have a reward :
but if against my will ,
a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me .
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What is my reward then ?
Verily that ,
when I preach the gospel ,
I may make the gospel of Christ without charge ,
that I abuse not my power in the gospel .
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For though I be free from all men ,
yet have I made myself servant unto all ,
that I might gain the more .
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And unto the Jews I became as a Jew ,
that I might gain the Jews ;
to them that are under the law ,
as under the law ,
that I might gain them that are under the law ;
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To them that are without law ,
as without law , (
being not without law to God ,
but under the law to Christ ,)
that I might gain them that are without law .
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To the weak became I as weak ,
that I might gain the weak :
I am made all things to all men ,
that I might by all means save some .
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And this I do for the gospel '
s sake ,
that I might be partaker thereof with you .
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Know ye not that they which run in a race run all ,
but one receiveth the prize ?
So run ,
that ye may obtain .
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And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things .
Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ;
but we an incorruptible .
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I therefore so run ,
not as uncertainly ;
so fight I ,
not as one that beateth the air :
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But I keep under my body ,
and bring it into subjection :
lest that by any means ,
when I have preached to others ,
I myself should be a castaway .
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Moreover ,
brethren ,
I would not that ye should be ignorant ,
how that all our fathers were under the cloud ,
and all passed through the sea ;
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And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea ;
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And did all eat the same spiritual meat ;
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And did all drink the same spiritual drink :
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them :
and that Rock was Christ .
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But with many of them God was not well pleased :
for they were overthrown in the wilderness .
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Now these things were our examples ,
to the intent we should not lust after evil things ,
as they also lusted .
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Neither be ye idolaters ,
as were some of them ;
as it is written ,
The people sat down to eat and drink ,
and rose up to play .
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Neither let us commit fornication ,
as some of them committed ,
and fell in one day three and twenty thousand .
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Neither let us tempt Christ ,
as some of them also tempted ,
and were destroyed of serpents .
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Neither murmur ye ,
as some of them also murmured ,
and were destroyed of the destroyer .
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Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples :
and they are written for our admonition ,
upon whom the ends of the world are come .
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Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall .
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There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man :
but God is faithful ,
who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able ;
but will with the temptation also make a way to escape ,
that ye may be able to bear it .
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Wherefore ,
my dearly beloved ,
flee from idolatry .
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I speak as to wise men ;
judge ye what I say .
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The cup of blessing which we bless ,
is it not the communion of the blood of Christ ?
The bread which we break ,
is it not the communion of the body of Christ ?
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For we being many are one bread ,
and one body :
for we are all partakers of that one bread .
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Behold Israel after the flesh :
are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar ?
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What say I then ?
that the idol is any thing ,
or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing ?
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But I say ,
that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice ,
they sacrifice to devils ,
and not to God :
and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils .
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Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord ,
and the cup of devils :
ye cannot be partakers of the Lord '
s table ,
and of the table of devils .
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Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy ?
are we stronger than he ?
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All things are lawful for me ,
but all things are not expedient :
all things are lawful for me ,
but all things edify not .
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Let no man seek his own ,
but every man another '
s wealth .
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Whatsoever is sold in the shambles ,
that eat ,
asking no question for conscience sake :
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For the earth is the Lord '
s ,
and the fulness thereof .
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If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast ,
and ye be disposed to go ;
whatsoever is set before you ,
eat ,
asking no question for conscience sake .
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But if any man say unto you ,
This is offered in sacrifice unto idols ,
eat not for his sake that shewed it ,
and for conscience sake :
for the earth is the Lord '
s ,
and the fulness thereof :
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Conscience ,
I say ,
not thine own ,
but of the other :
for why is my liberty judged of another man '
s conscience ?
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For if I by grace be a partaker ,
why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks ?
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Whether therefore ye eat ,
or drink ,
or whatsoever ye do ,
do all to the glory of God .
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Give none offence ,
neither to the Jews ,
nor to the Gentiles ,
nor to the church of God :
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Even as I please all men in all things ,
not seeking mine own profit ,
but the profit of many ,
that they may be saved .
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Be ye followers of me ,
even as I also am of Christ .
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