1 Corinthians 9:15 “But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to…”

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

But I have used none of these things, and I don’t write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.

American Standard Version

But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case; for it were good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

Geneva Bible 1599

But I haue vsed none of these things: neither wrote I these things, that it should be so done vnto me: for it were better for me to die, then that any man should make my reioycing vaine.

Darby Translation

But I have used none of these things. Now I have not written these things that it should be thus in my case; for [it were] good for me rather to die than that any one should make vain my boast.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for [it is] good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void;

Bible in Basic English

But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

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Cross references

“I have”

1 Thessalonians 2:9 2 Thessalonians 3:8 1 Corinthians 9:12 Acts 20:34 1 Corinthians 4:12 Acts 8:3

1 Thessalonians 2:9 · BSB

Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8 · BSB

nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

1 Corinthians 9:12 · BSB

If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

Acts 20:34 · BSB

You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.

1 Corinthians 4:12 · BSB

We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

Acts 8:3 · BSB

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

“neither”

2 Corinthians 11:9–12 2 Corinthians 12:13–18

2 Corinthians 11:9–12 · BSB

And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.

2 Corinthians 12:13–18 · BSB

In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

“for”

Acts 20:24 Matthew 18:6 Philippians 1:20–23

Acts 20:24 · BSB

But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

Matthew 18:6 · BSB

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Philippians 1:20–23 · BSB

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

Also

Acts 18:3

Acts 18:3 · BSB

and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

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!

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