1 Corinthians 9:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • Mark 8:35 : 35 Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.
  • 2 Tim 2:10 : 10 But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
  • Heb 3:14 : 14 For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
  • 1 John 1:3 : 3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:
  • Heb 3:1 : 1 For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith;
  • 1 Cor 9:12 : 12 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.
  • 1 Cor 9:25-27 : 25 And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown. 26 So then I am running, not uncertainly; so I am fighting, not as one who gives blows in the air: 27 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.
  • 2 Cor 2:4 : 4 For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.
  • Gal 2:5 : 5 To whom we gave way not even for an hour; so that the true words of the good news might still be with you.
  • 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 9:15-22
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    15 But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

    16 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.

    17 But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.

    18 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.

    19 For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

    20 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.

    21 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.

    22 To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.

  • 2 Tim 2:10
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    10 But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

  • 1 Cor 10:33
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    33 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.

  • Phil 1:12
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    12 Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;

  • Phil 1:17-19
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    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

    18 What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.

    19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

  • Phil 1:7
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    7 So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

  • Col 1:24-25
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    24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

    25 Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,

  • Acts 20:24
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    24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

  • Rom 15:17-18
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    17 So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.

    18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

  • Phil 1:30
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    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • Phil 3:10-12
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    10 That I may have knowledge of him, and of the power of his coming back from the dead, and a part with him in his pains, becoming like him in his death;

    11 If in any way I may have the reward of life from the dead.

    12 Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.

  • 1 Cor 15:9
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    9 For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

  • 1 Cor 9:27
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    27 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.

  • 1 Cor 9:24
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    24 Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

  • 2 Cor 11:12
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    12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12 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.

  • Phil 3:7-8
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    7 But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ.

    8 Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

  • Phil 1:27
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    27 Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

  • 1 Cor 15:11
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    11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

  • Eph 3:6
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    6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,

  • 1 Cor 10:30
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    30 But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

  • Phil 4:13
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    13 I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.

  • Phil 2:16-18
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    16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

    17 And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:

    18 And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.

  • Rom 1:12
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    12 That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

  • 2 Cor 12:10
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    10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

  • 1 Cor 9:10
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    10 Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.

  • Phil 1:21
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    21 For to me life is Christ and death is profit.

  • Gal 1:10
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    10 Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

  • Gal 6:14
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    14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

  • 1 Cor 9:2
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    2 If to others I am not an Apostle, at least I am one to you: for the fact that you are Christians is the sign that I am an Apostle.

  • Eph 3:1
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    1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

  • 2 Cor 11:9
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    9 And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

  • Phil 1:5
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    5 Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

  • Eph 6:19
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    19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,