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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.

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Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Quelle est donc ma récompense? C'est d'offrir gratuitement l'Evangile que j'annonce, sans user de mon droit de prédicateur de l'Evangile.

KJV

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.

Patristic reading

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    Patrologia Latina Vol. 100 (Migne)

    ihi mori, quam ut gloriam meam quis evacuet. Quae est gloria mea? ut Evangelium sine sumptu exponam (I Cor. IX, 15-18). Hoc enim tantus et a Deo specialiter electus gentium [Col. 0205D] praedicator egit, ut omnem radicitus occasionem avaritiae praedicatoribus abscinderet: quaten…
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    Patrologia Latina Vol. 182 (Migne)

    us non evangelizat ut comedat, sed comedit ut evangelizet: eo quod amet, non cibum, sed Evangelium (I Cor. IX, 18) . Verus amor praemium non requirit, sed meretur. Praemium sane necdum amanti proponitur, amanti debetur, perseveranti redditur. Denique in rebus inferioribus suaden…

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