World English Bible
"For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me."
— 1 Corinthians 9:17, World English Bible
“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.”
“For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me. ”
“For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.”
“For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation is committed to me.”
“But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.”
“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.”
Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
But I have used none of these things, and I don't write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.
For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don't preach the Good News.
For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
What then is my reward? That, when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.
For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;