1 Corinthians 9:15

15 But I have not used any of these rights.t And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.u

1 Corinthians 9:15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 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.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 Yet I have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that I want to start now. In fact, I would rather die than lose my right to boast about preaching without charge.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this now to get anything from you. I would rather die than to have my reason for bragging taken away.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case; for it were good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 But I have used none of these things. Now I have not written these things that it should be thus in my case; for it were good for me rather to die than that any one should make vain my boast.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 I haven’t used any of these rights, and I haven’t written this in order to use them now. I would rather die than have anyone turn my bragging into meaningless words.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 But I have used none of these rights, and I have not written this to make it happen that way for me. For it would be better for me to die than for anyone to deprive me of my boast!

1 Corinthians 9:15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing this so that they may be applied in my case. Indeed, I would rather die than that—no one will deprive me of my ground for boasting!

1 Corinthians 9:15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 But I have not made use of any of these rights. And I am not writing these things in order that it may be thus with me. For it would be better to me rather to die than for anyone to deprive me of my reason for boasting.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 But I haven’t used any of those rights. And I’m not writing because I hope you will do things like that for me. I would rather die than have anyone take away my pride in my work.

1 Corinthians 9:15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.

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