1st Corinthians Chapter 9 verse 23 Holy Bible
And I do all things for the gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.
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And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.
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And I do all things for the sake of the glad tidings, that I may be fellow-partaker with them.
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And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
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Now I do this for the Gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker of it.
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And this I do because of the good news, that a fellow-partaker of it I may become;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 23. - And this I do. The better reading is, and I do all things. For the gospel's sake. This is a wider feeling than even "for the elect's sakes" of 2 Timothy 2:10. With you. The "you" is not expressed in the original, where we only have "a fellow partaker [συγκοινωνὸς, Romans 11:17] of it." But the word illustrates the deep humility of the apostle.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) And this I do . . .--Better, And all things I do for the gospel's sake: such being the reading of the best MSS. Here a new thought is introduced. From them for whom he labours, the Apostle turns for a moment to himself. After all, the highest reward even an Apostle can have is to be a sharer in that common salvation which has been brought to light by the gospel. With argument and illustration, St. Paul had vigorously and unflinchingly maintained the dignity and rights of his office. The pathetic words with which he now concludes show that in defending the dignity of his Apostolate he had not been forgetful of that personal humility which every Christian minister feels more and more deeply in proportion as he realises the greatness of his office.
