1 Corinthians 9:18

“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.”

"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." - 1 Corinthians 9:18
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What does 1 Corinthians 9:18 mean?

1 Corinthians 9:18 (KJV) reads: "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." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul discusses his rights and…

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The Power of Untethered Ministry: Serving Without Charge

In the epistle of 1 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul articulates his commitment to the gospel in a way that continues to inspire and challenge the faith community today. In 1 Corinthians 9:18 (KJV), he asks, "What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make…

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A Prayer for Unselfish Service in the Gospel

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and awe for the grace and love that You have shown us through Your Son, Jesus Christ. In the quietness of this moment, we reflect deeply on the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:18, where he boldly asks…

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1 Corinthians 15:18 - "Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished."
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1 Corinthians 9:4 - "Have we not power to eat and to drink?"
1 Corinthians 1:18 - "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."
2 Corinthians 1:18 - "But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay."
1 Corinthians 13:9 - "For we know in part, and we prophesy in part."
1 Corinthians 11:9 - "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."
1 Corinthians 9:3 - "Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,"
1 Corinthians 4:18 - "Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you."
1 Corinthians 16:18 - "For they have refreshed my spirit and your's: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such."
1 Corinthians 10:18 - "Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?"
2 Corinthians 9:1 - "For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:"
1 Corinthians 5:9 - "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:"
1 Corinthians 16:9 - "For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries."
1 Corinthians 14:18 - "I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:"
1 Corinthians 9:9 - "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?"
1 Corinthians 9:6 - "Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?"
1 Corinthians 9:8 - "Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?"
1 Corinthians 9:23 - "And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you."
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1 Corinthians 7:9 - "But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."
1 Corinthians 12:9 - "To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;"
1 Corinthians 12:18 - "But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him."