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1 Corinthians 9:14-16
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
1 Corinthians 9:14-16
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
14 So also the Lord directed[a] the ones proclaiming the good-news to be living from the good-news.
But My Boast Is That I Do Not Make Use of This Right
15 But I have not made-use-of any of these things. And I did not write these things in order that it might become so in my case, for it would be better for me to die rather than— no one shall empty my boast[b]! 16 For if I am announcing-the-good-news, it is not[c] a boast for me, for a necessity[d] is lying-upon[e] me; for woe is to me if I do not announce-the-good-news.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:14 Or, commanded, ordered. Paul does not make use of rights specifically commanded by the Lord. The Corinthians should also forego rights specifically granted in Scripture, rights based on knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 9:15 Paul’s sacrifice of his right to financial support is a personal matter of boasting for which he would die rather than give up.
- 1 Corinthians 9:16 Paul cannot boast that he is proclaiming the gospel, only in how he does it, sacrificially.
- 1 Corinthians 9:16 Or, compulsion, constraint.
- 1 Corinthians 9:16 Or, is pressing upon, is laid upon, is imposed upon. Paul must do it.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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