Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruitthereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he thatplowethshouldplow in hope; and that he thatthresheth in hopeshould be partaker of his hope.
If others be partakers of thispowerover you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not usedthispower; but suffer all things, lest we shouldhinder the gospel of Christ.
But I haveusednone of thesethings: neitherhave I writtenthesethings, that it should be so doneunto me: for it werebetter for me to die, thanthat any man shouldmake my gloryingvoid.
And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I mightgain the Jews; to themthat are under the law, as under the law, that I mightgainthemthat are under the law;