1 ουκ ειμι αποστολος; ουκ ειμι ελευθερος; ουχι ιησουν χριστον τον κυριον ημων εωρακα; ου το εργον μου υμεις εστε εν κυριω; 2 ει αλλοις ουκ ειμι αποστολος, αλλα γε υμιν ειμι· η γαρ σφραγις της εμης αποστολης υμεις εστε εν κυριω. 3 η εμη απολογια τοις εμε ανακρινουσιν αυτη εστιν. 4 μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν φαγειν και πιειν; 5 μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν αδελφην γυναικα περιαγειν, ως και οι λοιποι αποστολοι και οι αδελφοι του κυριου και κηφας; 6 η μονος εγω και βαρναβας ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν του μη εργαζεσθαι; 7 τις στρατευεται ιδιοις οψωνιοις ποτε; τις φυτευει αμπελωνα και εκ του καρπου αυτου ουκ εσθιει; η τις ποιμαινει ποιμνην και εκ του γαλακτος της ποιμνης ουκ εσθιει; 8 μη κατα ανθρωπον ταυτα λαλω; η ουχι και ο νομος ταυτα λεγει; 9 εν γαρ τω μωσεως νομω γεγραπται· ου φιμωσεις βουν αλοωντα. μη των βοων μελει τω θεω; 10 η δι ημας παντως λεγει; δι ημας γαρ εγραφη, οτι επ ελπιδι οφειλει ο αροτριων αροτριαν, και ο αλοων της ελπιδος αυτου μετεχειν επ ελπιδι. 11 ει ημεις υμιν τα πνευματικα εσπειραμεν, μεγα ει ημεις υμων τα σαρκικα θερισομεν; 12 ει αλλοι της εξουσιας υμων μετεχουσιν, ου μαλλον ημεις; αλλ ουκ εχρησαμεθα τη εξουσια ταυτη, αλλα παντα στεγομεν, ινα μη εγκοπην τινα δωμεν τω ευαγγελιω του χριστου. 13 ουκ οιδατε οτι οι τα ιερα εργαζομενοι εκ του ιερου εσθιουσιν, οι τω θυσιαστηριω προσεδρευοντες τω θυσιαστηριω συμμεριζονται; 14 ουτως και ο κυριος διεταξεν τοις το ευαγγελιον καταγγελλουσιν εκ του ευαγγελιου ζην. 15 εγω δε ουδενι εχρησαμην τουτων. ουκ εγραψα δε ταυτα ινα ουτως γενηται εν εμοι· καλον γαρ μοι μαλλον αποθανειν η το καυχημα μου ινα τις κενωση. 16 εαν γαρ ευαγγελιζωμαι, ουκ εστιν μοι καυχημα· αναγκη γαρ μοι επικειται· ουαι δε μοι εστιν εαν μη ευαγγελιζωμαι· 17 ει γαρ εκων τουτο πρασσω, μισθον εχω· ει δε ακων, οικονομιαν πεπιστευμαι. 18 τις ουν μοι εστιν ο μισθος; ινα ευαγγελιζομενος αδαπανον θησω το ευαγγελιον του χριστου, εις το μη καταχρησασθαι τη εξουσια μου εν τω ευαγγελιω. 19 ελευθερος γαρ ων εκ παντων πασιν εμαυτον εδουλωσα, ινα τους πλειονας κερδησω· 20 και εγενομην τοις ιουδαιοις ως ιουδαιος, ινα ιουδαιους κερδησω· τοις υπο νομον ως υπο νομον, ινα τους υπο νομον κερδησω· 21 τοις ανομοις ως ανομος, μη ων ανομος θεω, αλλ εννομος χριστω, ινα κερδησω ανομους· 22 εγενομην τοις ασθενεσιν ως ασθενης, ινα τους ασθενεις κερδησω· τοις πασιν γεγονα τα παντα, ινα παντως τινας σωσω. 23 τουτο δε ποιω δια το ευαγγελιον, ινα συγκοινωνος αυτου γενωμαι. 24 ουκ οιδατε οτι οι εν σταδιω τρεχοντες παντες μεν τρεχουσιν, εις δε λαμβανει το βραβειον; ουτως τρεχετε, ινα καταλαβητε. 25 πας δε ο αγωνιζομενος παντα εγκρατευεται, εκεινοι μεν ουν ινα φθαρτον στεφανον λαβωσιν, ημεις δε αφθαρτον. 26 εγω τοινυν ουτως τρεχω, ως ουκ αδηλως, ουτως πυκτευω, ως ουκ αερα δερων, 27 αλλ υποπιαζω μου το σωμα και δουλαγωγω, μηπως αλλοις κηρυξας αυτος αδοκιμος γενωμαι.
1 Corinthians · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (27)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 9:17; Acts 9:3; 1 Timothy 2:7; Acts 23:11; 1 Corinthians 9:19
- 2 2 Corinthians 12:12; 2 Corinthians 3:1–3; John 6:27
- 3 Acts 25:16; 2 Timothy 4:16; Philippians 1:7; Acts 22:1; Philippians 1:17
- 4 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:8–9; Luke 10:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Matthew 10:10
- 5 John 1:42; Matthew 8:14; 1 Corinthians 7:39; 1 Corinthians 7:7; Galatians 1:19
- 6 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9; Acts 13:1–2; Acts 18:3; Acts 4:36; 1 Thessalonians 2:9
- 7 Proverbs 27:18; Deuteronomy 20:6; 2 Timothy 2:3–4; 1 Corinthians 3:6–8; 1 Timothy 1:18
- 8 Romans 6:19; Isaiah 8:20; 1 Corinthians 14:34; Romans 3:31; 1 Corinthians 7:40
- 9 Deuteronomy 25:4; 1 Timothy 5:18; Psalm 104:27; Psalm 145:15–16; Jonah 4:11
- 10 Romans 15:4; 2 Timothy 2:6; Romans 4:23–24; 2 Corinthians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 3:9
- 11 Romans 15:27; Galatians 6:6; Matthew 10:10; 2 Corinthians 11:15; Malachi 3:8–9
- 12 2 Corinthians 11:12; 1 Corinthians 9:15; 1 Corinthians 9:18; 2 Corinthians 11:7–10; 1 Thessalonians 2:6–9
- 13 Numbers 5:9–10; Leviticus 6:26; Numbers 18:8–20; 1 Samuel 2:28; 1 Corinthians 10:18
- 14 Matthew 10:10; 1 Timothy 5:17–18; 1 Corinthians 9:4; Galatians 6:6; Luke 10:7
- 15 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8; 1 Corinthians 9:12; 2 Corinthians 11:9–12; Acts 20:34
- 16 Romans 1:14; Jeremiah 20:9; Colossians 4:17; Luke 9:62; Acts 4:20
- 17 Galatians 2:7; 1 Corinthians 3:8; Colossians 1:25; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Matthew 10:41
- 18 2 Corinthians 11:7–9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8–9; 1 Corinthians 10:33; 1 Corinthians 8:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:6
- 19 Galatians 5:13; Matthew 18:15; 1 Corinthians 10:33; James 5:19–20; Matthew 20:26–28
- 20 Acts 16:3; Galatians 5:18; Acts 21:20–26; Acts 17:2–3; Acts 18:18
- 21 Romans 2:12; Galatians 3:2; Romans 2:14; Matthew 5:17–20; 1 Corinthians 7:19–22
- 22 1 Corinthians 10:33; Romans 15:1; 1 Corinthians 9:19; Romans 11:14; Galatians 6:1
- 23 2 Timothy 2:10; 1 Corinthians 9:25–27; Mark 8:35; 1 John 1:3; Galatians 2:5
- 24 Philippians 3:14; Hebrews 12:1; 2 Timothy 4:7–8; Revelation 3:11; Philippians 2:16
- 25 2 Timothy 2:5; Revelation 2:10; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7–8; James 1:12
- 26 2 Timothy 2:5; 2 Peter 1:10; Philippians 1:21; Colossians 1:29; 2 Timothy 1:12
- 27 Romans 8:13; 1 Corinthians 9:25; Colossians 3:5; 2 Corinthians 13:5–6; 1 Peter 2:11
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Inasmuch as he had said, "If meat make my brother to stumble I will eat no flesh forever;" a thing which he had not yet done, but professed he would do if need require: lest any man should say, "Thou vauntest thyself at random, and art severe in discourse, and utterest words of promise, a thing easy to me or …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
But I so run, not as uncertainty; I fight, not as one beating the air; but I make my body livid, and bring it into subjection, lest by any means, when preaching to others, I may myself be rendered a castaway." This able wrestler, therefore, exhorts us to the struggle for immortality, that we may be crowned, and may deem …
But now is necessity sweet unto me, and against this sweetness do I fight, lest I be enthralled; and I carry on a daily war by fasting, oftentimes "bringing my body into subjection," and my pains are expelled by pleasure.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… said, "Go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice." Thus doth Paul also: when he had first established his reasoning by illustrations from common things, and had said, "Who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk thereof?" then he brings in the Scriptures also, saying, "It is written in the law of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… candle on a candlestick, when he says, "So fight I, not as one that beateth the air; but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means, when I preach to others, I myself should be found a castaway." When He says, however, "that it may give light to all who are in the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)