'Am I2not1free?3Am I5not4an apostle?6Have I12not7seen12Jesus8our11Lord?10Are18not13you17my16workmanship15in19the Lord?20 If1to others2I am4not3an apostle,5at least7I am9to you,8for11you16are17the10seal12of15my13apostleship15in18the Lord.19 This8is7my2defense3to those4who would examine6me.5 Dowe3not12have3the right4to eat5and6drink?7 Dowe3not12have3the right4to take along7a [believing]5wife,6as8dothe10other11apostles12and13the14brothers15of the16Lord17and18Cephas?19 Or1is itonly2Barnabas5and4I3whohave7no6right8to refrain from9working10for a living? Who1serves as a soldier2at his own3expense?4Who6plants7a vineyard8without13eating14anyof20its12fruit?11Or15who16tends17a flock18without25getting26someof20the21milk?22 DoI say5these things4on2human3authority? Doesnot11the8Law9say12the same?10 For2it is written6in1the3Law5of Moses,4You shall8not7muzzle8an ox9when it treads out the grain.10Is itfor oxen13thatGod16is concerned?14 Doeshe5notcertainly4speak5for2our3sake?2It was written9for6our7sake,6because10the14plowman15should11plow16in12hope13and17the18thresher19threshin20hope21of sharing in the crop.23 If1we2have sown6spiritual things45among you,3is ittoo much7if8we9reap13material things1112from you?10 If1others2share6this3rightful claim5on you,4donot7we9evenmore?8Nevertheless,10we have12not11made use12ofthis15right,14but16we endure18anything17rather than1920put23an obstacle22in the way ofthe24gospel25of Christ.27 Doyou2not1know2that3those4who are employed7in the5temple service6get their food12from9the10temple,11andthose13who serve16at the14altar15share in19the17[sacrificial offerings]?18 In the same way,12the3Lord4commanded5thatthose6who proclaim9the7gospel8should get their living13by10the11gospel.12 But2I1have made4no5use4of anyof these [rights],6nor79am I writing8these things10to secure any such provision.1112131415For17I18would20rather19die20than21haveanyone25deprive26me ofmy24ground forboasting.23 For2if1I preach the gospel,3thatgives5me6no4ground for boasting.7For9necessity8is laid upon11me.10Woe12to me14if16I do18not17preach the gospel!18 For2if1I do5this4of my own will,3I have7a reward,6but9if8not of my own will,10I am still entrusted with12a stewardship.11 What1then2is4my3reward?6That7in [my] preaching8I may present10the11gospel12free of charge,9so as1314not15to make full use of16my19right18in20the21gospel.22 For2though[I] am3free1from4all,5I have made8myself a7servant8to all,6that9I might win12more11of them.10 To the3Jews4I became2as5a Jew,6in order to7win9Jews.8To those10under11the law12I becameas13oneunder14the law15(thoughnot16being17myself18under19the law )20that21I might win25those22under23the law.24 To those1outside the law2I becameas3oneoutside the law4( not5being6outside the law7of God8but9under the law10of Christ )11that12I might win13those14outside the law.15 To the2weak3I became1weak,4that5I might win8the6weak.7I have become11all things12to all people,910that13by all means14I might save16some.15 I do3itall1for the sake4of the5gospel,6that7I may10share with [them] in8its9blessings. Doyou2not1know2that3in5a race6all8the runners7run,10but12onlyone11receives13the14prize?15So16run17that18you may obtain [it].19 Every1athlete4exercises self-control6in all [things].5They7do itto receive1013a perishable11wreath,12but15we14an imperishable.16 So3I1donot6run4aimlessly;7I9donot11box9as10one beating13the air.12 But1I discipline2my3body5and6keep [it] under control,7lest89afterpreaching11to others10I14myself12should be14disqualified.13