(1 Corinthians 9:15-18)
But I haven't made use of any of these rights, nor am I writing this now in order to claim such rights for myself, I would rather die first! Nobody is going to turn my rightful boast into empty words! I have no right to boast just because I preach the gospel. After all, I am under orders to do so. And how terrible it would be for me if I did not preach the gospel! If I did my work as a matter of free choice, then I could expect to be paid; but I do it as a matter of duty, because God has entrusted me with this task. What pay do I get, then? It is the privilege of preaching the Good News without charging for it, without claiming my rights in my work for the gospel.
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