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1 Corinthians 9:17

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17For if I do this voluntarily, I have a areward; but if against my will, I have a bstewardship entrusted to me.

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Cross references

  1. aJohn 4:36; 1 Cor 3:8; 9:18
  2. b1 Cor 4:1; Gal 2:7; Eph 3:2; Phil 1:16; Col 1:25

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.