February 5, 2012, Second Reading

9:16	For if I preach the Gospel, it is not glory for me. For an obligation has been laid upon me. And woe to me, if I do not preach the Gospel.
9:17	For if I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if I do this reluctantly, a dispensation is granted to me.
9:18	And what, then, would be my reward? So, when preaching the Gospel, I should give the Gospel without taking, so that I may not misuse my authority in the Gospel.
9:19	For when I was a free man to all, I made myself the servant of all, so that I might gain all the more.
9:20	And so, to the Jews, I became like a Jew, so that I might gain the Jews.
9:21	To those who are under the law, I became as if I were under the law, (though I was not under the law) so that I might gain those who were under the law. To those who were without the law, I became as if I were without the law, (though I was not without the law of God, being in the law of Christ) so that I might gain those who were without the law.
9:22	To the weak, I became weak, so that I might gain the weak. To all, I became all, so that I might save all.
9:23	And I do everything for the sake of the Gospel, so that I may become its partner.

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