1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 9:16–17
16Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Corinthians 9:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| when | Ἐὰν | Ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| I preach the gospel | εὐαγγελίζωμαι | euangelizōmai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular | G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings |
| I | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| have | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| no reason | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| to boast | καύχημα | kauchēma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2745 a boasting |
| because | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am obligated | ἀνάγκη | anankē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G318 necessity, constraint, compulsion |
| Woe | οὐαὶ | ouai | Interjection | G3759 woe!, alas! |
| to me | μοί | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| I do not preach the gospel | εὐαγγελίσωμαι | euangelisōmai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular | G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings |
1 Corinthians 9:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| my | πράσσω | prassō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4238 I do, fare, require |
| voluntary | ἑκὼν | hekōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1635 willing, willingly |
| I have | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a reward | μισθὸν | misthon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3408 wages, reward |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| not voluntary | ἄκων | akōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G210 unwilling |
| I am | πεπίστευμαι | pepisteumai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| responsibility | οἰκονομίαν | oikonomian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3622 stewardship |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 9:16 Romans 1:14 · Jeremiah 20:9 · Colossians 4:17 · Luke 9:62 · Acts 26:16–20 · Acts 4:20 · Amos 3:8 · Acts 9:6 · Romans 15:17 · Acts 9:15 · Isaiah 6:5 · Romans 4:2
1 Corinthians 9:17 Galatians 2:7 · 1 Corinthians 3:8 · Colossians 1:25 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · Matthew 10:41 · Isaiah 6:8 · Jeremiah 20:9 · 1 Corinthians 3:14 · 1 Chronicles 29:9 · 1 Chronicles 29:5 · 1 Thessalonians 2:4 · Nehemiah 11:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.