1Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?[ † ]Acts 9:152 Corinthians 12:12Acts 9:3-17Acts 18:9Acts 22:14-18Acts 23:111 Corinthians 15:81 Corinthians 3:61 Corinthians 4:15 2If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.[ † ]2 Corinthians 12:12
3Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4Have we not power to eat and to drink?[ † ]1 Corinthians 9:141 Thessalonians 2:6-92 Thessalonians 3:8 5Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?[ † ]Matthew 13:55Matthew 8:14John 1:42 6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?[ † ]Acts 4:362 Thessalonians 3:8 7Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?[ † ]2 Corinthians 10:41 Timothy 1:182 Timothy 2:3Deuteronomy 20:6Proverbs 27:181 Corinthians 3:6-8John 21:15 8Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? 9For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?[ † ]Deuteronomy 25:41 Timothy 5:18 10Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.[ † ]2 Timothy 2:6 11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?[ † ]Romans 15:271 Corinthians 9:14 12If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.[ † ]Acts 18:3Acts 20:331 Corinthians 9:15-182 Corinthians 11:12 13Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?[ † ]Leviticus 6:16-26Leviticus 7:6-31Numbers 18:8-31Deuteronomy 18:1 14Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.[ † ]Matthew 10:10Luke 10:7-81 Timothy 5:18Romans 10:15 15But 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.[ † ]Acts 18:3Acts 20:331 Corinthians 9:12-182 Corinthians 11:10 16For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel![ † ]Acts 9:15Romans 1:14 17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.[ † ]John 4:361 Corinthians 3:8-141 Corinthians 9:181 Corinthians 4:1Galatians 2:7Ephesians 3:2Colossians 1:25 18What 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.[ † ]1 Corinthians 10:331 Corinthians 7:311 Corinthians 9:12
19For though I be free from all men , yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.[ † ]1 Corinthians 9:12 Corinthians 4:5Galatians 5:13Matthew 18:151 Peter 3:1 20And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;[ † ]Acts 16:3Acts 21:23-26Romans 11:14 21to them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.[ † ]Galatians 2:3Galatians 3:2Romans 2:12-141 Corinthians 7:22Galatians 6:2 22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men , that I might by all means save some.[ † ]Romans 14:1Romans 15:12 Corinthians 11:291 Corinthians 10:33Romans 11:14 23And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you .
24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.[ † ]Galatians 2:22 Timothy 4:7Hebrews 12:1 25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.[ † ]2 Timothy 4:8James 1:121 Peter 5:4Revelation 2:10Revelation 3:11 26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:[ † ]2 Timothy 2:5 27but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.[ † ]Romans 8:13Romans 6:18Jeremiah 6:302 Corinthians 13:5