Even so did the Lord give orders that the preachers of the good news might get their living from the good news.

What then is my reward? This, that when I am giving the good news, I may give it without payment, not making use of my rights as a preacher of the good news.

And to the Jews I was as a Jew, so that I might give the good news to them; to those under the law I was the same, not as being myself under the law, but so that I might give the good news to those under the law.

Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.

He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.

For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news: not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.

But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.

For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.

This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?

Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.

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.

For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.

To those without the law I was as one without the law, not as being without law to God, but as under law to Christ, so that I might give the good news to those without the law.

And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.

But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.

We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.

But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.