Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
If others have a share of this authority over you, rather should not we? But we have not used this authority, but we endured all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
New American Standard Bible
If others share the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we
King James Version
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
Holman Bible
If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more?
However, we have not made use of this right; instead we endure everything
International Standard Version
If others enjoy this right over you, don't we have a stronger claim? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we tolerate everything in order not to put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of the Messiah.
A Conservative Version
If others are partakers of the right from you, are not we more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we cover all things, so that we may not give any hindrance to the good-news of the Christ.
American Standard Version
If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
Amplified
If others share in this rightful claim over you, do not we even more? However, we did not exercise this right, but we put up with everything so that we will not hinder [the spread of] the good news of Christ.
An Understandable Version
If other people have the right to receive a share of what you have, should we not have even more [right to it]? Yet we did not make use of this right, but instead we put up with whatever we had to so we would not become a hindrance to [the spread of] the good news [about Christ].
Anderson New Testament
If others partake of this right over you, should not we rather? But we have not used this right: but we endure all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of the Christ.
Bible in Basic English
If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.
Common New Testament
If others share this right of support from you, do not we all the more? Nevertheless, we did not make use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.
Daniel Mace New Testament
if others partake of your substance, have not I a better title? nevertheless, I have not made use of this privilege; but bear with any thing rather than obstruct the gospel of Christ.
Darby Translation
If others partake of this right over you, should not rather we? But we have not used this right, but we bear all things, that we may put no hindrance in the way of the glad tidings of the Christ.
Godbey New Testament
If others partake of your bounty, shall not we the more? But we have not used this privilege, but we bear all things, in order that we may not give a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
Goodspeed New Testament
If others enjoy such rights over you, have we not a still better claim? But, you say, we have never availed ourselves of this right. No, we will stand anything rather than put any hindrance in the way of the good news of the Christ.
John Wesley New Testament
If others partake of this power over you, do not we rather? Yet we have not used this power: but we suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
Julia Smith Translation
If others participate with your power, not rather we? But we used not this power; but endure all things, lest we give some hindrance to the good news of Christ.
King James 2000
If others be partakers of this right over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this right; but endure all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If others share this right over you, do we not [do so] even more? Yet we have not made use of this right, but we endure all [things], in order that we may not cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If others be partakers of this power over you, wherefore are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power: but suffer all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
Moffatt New Testament
If others share this right over you, why not we all the more? We did not avail ourselves of it, you say? No, we do not mind any privations if we can only avoid putting any obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.
Montgomery New Testament
If others share this authority over you, do not I far more? Yet I have not availed myself of it, but am patiently enduring; so that I may not in any way hinder the progress of Christ's gospel.
NET Bible
If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving? But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
New Heart English Bible
If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.
Noyes New Testament
If others possess this right in relation to you, do not we still more? But we have not used this right; but we submit to all things, that we may occasion no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
Sawyer New Testament
And if others have this right, do we not have it more? But we have not used this right, but endure all things, that we may not impede the gospel of Christ.
The Emphasized Bible
If, others, of this right, over you, are partaking, should not rather, we? nevertheless, we used not this right; but, all such things, do we conceal, - lest we should cause any hindrance unto the glad message of the Christ.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
if others partake of this power over you, ought not we much more? But we have not used this power, and we suffer all things, that we might not put any obstruction in the way of the gospel of Christ.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If others share in this right over you, do not we even more? Still we did not avail ourselves of this right. No, we endure anything rather than impede the progress of the Good News of the Christ.
Webster
If others are partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
Weymouth New Testament
If other teachers possess that right over you, do not we possess it much more? Yet we have not availed ourselves of the right, but we patiently endure all things rather than hinder in the least degree the progress of the Good News of the Christ.
Williams New Testament
If others share this right with you, have we not a stronger claim? Yet, we have never used this right; no, we keep on bearing everything, to keep from hindering the progress of the good news of Christ.
World English Bible
If others partake of this right over you, don't we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.
Worrell New Testament
If others partake of this authority over you, do not we still more? But we used not this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Gospel of Christ.
Worsley New Testament
If others partake of this power over you, may not we rather? though we have not used this power; but we bear all things, least we should cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
Youngs Literal Translation
if others do partake of the authority over you -- not we more? but we did not use this authority, but all things we bear, that we may give no hindrance to the good news of the Christ.
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 9:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Gives Up His Rights As An Apostle
11 If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 12 If others have a share of this authority over you, rather should not we? But we have not used this authority, but we endured all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. 13 Do you not know that those who minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? And those attending the altar are partakers with the altar.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:18
What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.
2 Corinthians 11:12
But what I do, that I will do, so that I may cut off occasion from those who desire occasion; so that in the thing in which they boast, they may be found even as we.
1 Corinthians 9:15
But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it is good for me rather to die than that anyone nullify my glorying.
2 Corinthians 11:7-10
Or did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?
Genesis 24:56
And he said to them, Do not hinder me, since Jehovah has prospered my way. Send me away, that I may go away to my master.
Nehemiah 4:8
And all of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and do harm to it.
Luke 11:52
Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and you have hindered those who were entering in.
Acts 18:3
And because he was of the same trade, he stayed and worked with them; for they were tentmakers by occupation.
Acts 20:31-34
Therefore watch and remember that for the time of three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.
Romans 15:22
For this cause I also have been greatly hindered from coming to you.
1 Corinthians 4:11-12
Even until this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place.
1 Corinthians 4:14-15
I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.
1 Corinthians 6:7
Indeed then there is already on the whole a failure among you, that you have lawsuits with yourselves. Why not instead be wronged? Why not instead be defrauded?
1 Corinthians 9:2
If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6:3
We are in nothing giving cause of stumbling, in no way, so that the ministry may not be blamed,
2 Corinthians 11:20
For you endure if anyone enslaves you, if anyone devours, if anyone takes from you, if anyone exalts himself, if anyone strikes you in the face.
2 Corinthians 12:13-14
For what is it in which you were inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong.
1 Thessalonians 2:6-9
Nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others, being able to be so with heaviness, as apostles of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
neither did we eat any man's bread freely, but we worked with labor and travail night and day, so that we might not be heavy on any of you