1 Corinthians 9:18

18 What is my ireward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, lI may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I mabuse not my power in the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 What then is my pay? It is the opportunity to preach the Good News without charging anyone. That’s why I never demand my rights when I preach the Good News.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 So what reward do I get? This is my reward: that when I tell the Good News I can offer it freely. I do not use my full rights in my work of preaching the Good News.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 What is the reward then that I have? That in announcing the glad tidings I make the glad tidings costless to others, so as not to have made use, as belonging to me, of my right in announcing the glad tidings.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 So what is my reward? It is to spread the Good News free of charge. In that way I won’t use the rights that belong to those who spread the Good News.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my authority in the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 What then is my reward? That when I proclaim the gospel, I may offer the gospel free of charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do it without making use of my rights when I preach it.

1 Corinthians 9:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.

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i	John 4:36 (Gk.). ch. 3:8, 14.
l	So 2 Cor. 11:7.
m	See ch. 7:31.