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1 Corinthians 9:17

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17For if I do this thing willingly, I have ia reward: but if against my will, ka dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

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Cross references

  1. iJohn 4. 36 (Gk.). ch. 3. 8, 14.
  2. kEph. 3. 2. Col. 1. 25. See ch. 4. 1. So Gal. 2. 7. Phil. 1. 17.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward, but if unwillingly, I am entrusted with a commission.

NLTNew Living Translation

If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if I do so unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.