1 Corinthians 9:17-19

International Children’s Bible

¹⁷ If I preach because it is my own choice, I should get a reward. But I have no choice. I must tell the Good News. I am only doing the duty that was given to me. ¹⁸ So what reward do I get? This is my reward: that when I tell the Good News I can offer it freely. In this way I do not use my right to be paid in my work for the Good News.

¹⁹ I am free. I belong to no man. But I make myself a slave to all people. I do this to help save as many people as I can.