1 CORINTHIANS 9:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.”
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 in preaching the gospel. — The reward (misthos) is the gospel offered without fee (dorean = without charge). By refusing support, Paul makes the gospel itself the gift, removing suspicion of mercenary motive. Renouncing rights becomes the reward itself—integrity exceeds remuneration.
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