1 Corinthians 9:15–22

¹⁵But ^uI have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for ^vit would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void. ¹⁶For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for ^wnecessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! ¹⁷For if I do this willingly, ^xI have a reward; but if against my will, ^yI have been entrusted with a stewardship. ¹⁸What is my reward then? That ^zwhen I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel ⁴of Christ without charge, that I ^amay not abuse my authority in the gospel.

Serving All Men

¹⁹For though I am ^bfree from all men, ^cI have made myself a servant to all, ^dthat I might win the more; ²⁰and ^eto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the ⁵law, that I might win those who are under the law; ^21fto ^gthose who are without law, as without law ^h(not being without ⁶law toward God, but under ⁷law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; ²²ⁱto the weak I became ⁸as weak, that I might win the weak. ^jI have become all things to all men, ^kthat I might by all means save some.