| Line 96: |
Line 96: |
| | |18 | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |So then, what is my reward? It is that when I preach, I can make the good news of Christ freely available, that I don't make undue advantage of the good news. |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |19 | | |19 |
| | |For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. | | |For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. |
| − | | | + | |Even though I'm free of all men, I've made myself a slave to all men, so that I can win more of them over. |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |20 | | |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; | | |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; |
| − | | | + | |To the Jews, I became like a Jew so that I could win over the Jews; to those who observe the Mosaic law, I lived according to the law so that I could win over those who observe. |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |21 | | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |To those who don't observe the Mosaic law, I lived without it (not that I'm actually not subject to God's law, since I'm bound to the law by Christ) so that I could win over the non-observant. |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |22 | | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |To the weak, I behaved as if I were weak so that I could win over the weak. I am all things to all men so that I can by all means save some. |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |23 | | |23 |
| | |And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. | | |And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. |
| − | | | + | |I do all this for the sake of the good news so that I can share in it. |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |24 | | |24 |
| | |Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. | | |Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. |
| − | | | + | |Don't you know that while everyone who runs in a race runs, only one can win the prize? So run to win it. |
| | | | | | |
| | |- | | |- |