A m I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?
5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
7 Who 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?
8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
9 For 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?
10 Or 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.
11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
12 If 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.
13 Do 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?
14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
15 But 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.
16 For 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!
17 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.
18 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.
19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
20 And 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;
21 To 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.
22 To 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.
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 And 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.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But 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.
1 Menyɛ ɔdɛhyeɛ anaa? Menyɛ ɔsomafoɔ anaa? Menhuu Yesu Kristo yɛn Awurade anaa? Monyɛ m'adwuma wɔ Awurade mu anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
2 Sɛ menyɛ ɔsomafoɔ mma afoforɔ, nanso mo deɛ, menyɛ maa mo: efisɛ mo ankasa mo yɛ me ɔsomafoɔ adansesɛm nsɔwano wɔ Awurade mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
3 Mmuaeɛ a mede mma wɔn a wɔsɔ me hwɛ yi: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
4 Yɛnni tumi sɛ yɛdidi na yɛnom anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
5 Yɛnni tumi sɛ yɛde onua baa, yere, di yɛn ho akyi, sɛnea asomafoɔ afoforɔ ne Awurade nuanom ne Kefa nso yɛ? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
6 Anaa, me nko ne Barnaba na yɛnni tumi sɛ yɛgya adwumayɛ? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
7 Hwan na ɔkɔ akodie bi da n'ankasa ne ho? Hwan na ɔdua bobe afuw, na ɔnnidi so aba bi? anaasɛ hwan na ɔhwɛ nnwankuo, na ɔnnnom so nufusuo bi? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
8 Meka eyinom sɛ onipa anaa? Anaasɛ mmara no nso nnka saa ara anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
9 Efisɛ wɔatwerɛ wɔ Mose mmara mu sɛ, Mmfa adeɛ nkata nantwie a ɔporow aburoo no ano. Ɛyɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn dwen anantwie ho anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
10 Anaa ɔka saa wɔ yɛn enti koraa? Nokorɛm, yɛn enti na wɔatwerɛ: sɛ deɛ ɔfuntum asase no, ɔfuntum wɔ anidasoɔ mu; na deɛ ɔporow aburoo no ɔyɛ saa wɔ anidasoɔ mu sɛ ɔbɛnya ne kyɛfa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
11 Sɛ yɛn na yɛduaa honhom mu nneɛma wɔ mo mu a, ɛyɛ adeɛ kɛse sɛ yɛbɛtwa mo honam mu nneɛma bi anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
12 Sɛ afoforɔ ma tumi no fa mo so a, yɛn deɛ yɛnnye kyɛn? Nanso yɛamfa saa tumi yi; na yɛdi nneɛma nyinaa so, sɛnea yɛrenmma Kristo asɛmpa no ho nnya ɔhaw. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
13 Monnim sɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ nneɛma kronkron ho som no, wɔn aduane firi asɔredan no mu? na wɔn a wɔdi adwuma wɔ afɔremuka no ho no, afɔremuka no akyɛfa ka wɔn? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
14 Saa ara na Awurade ahyɛ sɛ, wɔn a wɔka asɛmpa no, wɔn aduane mfiri asɛmpa no mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
15 Nanso memfa saa nneɛma yi mu biara, na matwerɛ yi nso ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ saa kwan no so ma me: efisɛ ɛyɛ papa ma me sɛ mewu, sen sɛ obi bɛma m'ahohoahoa ayɛ kwa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
16 Efisɛ sɛ mekasa asɛmpa no mpo, menni hwee sɛ mede bɛhoahoa me ho: efisɛ wɔde hyɛ me; nokorɛm, ennu me, sɛ menka asɛmpa no a!Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
17 Efisɛ sɛ mede me pɛ na ɛyɛ yi a, mɛnya akatua: nanso sɛ ɛntia me pɛ a, wɔde dwumadie hyɛ me nsa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
18 Ɛneɛ, dɛn ne m'akatua? Eyi: sɛ bere a mereka asɛmpa no mu, metumi ama Kristo asɛmpa no yɛ kwa, sɛnea memfa me tumi nni dwuma nkyɛn so wɔ asɛmpa no mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
19 Efisɛ mewɔ ahofadie firi nnipa nyinaa mu, nanso mayɛ me ho akoa ama wɔn nyinaa, sɛnea mɛnya wɔn mu pii. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
20 Na Yudafoɔ no, meyɛɛ me ho sɛ Yudani, sɛnea mɛnya Yudafoɔ; wɔn a wɔwɔ mmara ase no, meyɛɛ me ho sɛ mmara ase na, sɛnea mɛnya wɔn a wɔwɔ mmara ase; Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
21 Wɔn a wɔnni mmara no, meyɛɛ me ho sɛ deɛ onni mmara (a ɛnyɛ sɛ minni Onyankopɔn mmara, na mmom mewɔ Kristo mmara ase,) sɛnea mɛnya wɔn a wɔnni mmara. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
22 Wɔn a wɔyɛ mmerɛ no, meyɛɛ me ho sɛ mmerɛfoɔ, sɛnea mɛnya mmerɛfoɔ: mayɛ me ho nneɛma nyinaa ma nnipa nyinaa, sɛnea menam kwan biara so mɛgye ebinom nkwa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
23 Na eyi na meyɛ asɛmpa no enti, sɛ mene mo bɛyɛ mu fafoɔ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
24 Monnim sɛ wɔn a wɔtu mmirika wɔ akansie mu no nyinaa tu mmirika, nanso baako pɛ na ɔnya ne kyɛfa no anaa? Enti montu mmirika sɛdeɛ mobɛnya. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
25 Na obiara a ɔbɔ ne mmɔden yɛ akansie no, ɔsi ne ho nyinaa. Wɔyɛ saa sɛ wɔbɛnya ahenkyɛw a ɛpro; na yɛn deɛ, yɛnya nea ɛmpro. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
26 Enti me nso, metu mmirika saa, ɛnyɛ sɛ obi a ɔrennim deɛ ɔrekɔ; saa ara na meko, ɛnyɛ sɛ obi a ɔrebobɔ mframa: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
27 Na mmom mekura me honam yɛ wɔn brɛ, de hyɛ ase: sɛnea mabɔ asɛmpa no akyerɛ afoforɔ akyi no, sɛ me ankasa merennyɛ deɛ wɔpo. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn