¹Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

¹Vai es neesmu brīvs? Vai es neesmu apustulis? Vai es neesmu mūsu Kungu Jēzu Kristu redzējis? Vai jūs neesat mans darbs Kungā?

²If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

²Ja es citiem neesmu apustulis, tad jums es esmu, jo jūs esat manas apustuļa sūtības zīmogs Kungā.

³Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

³Mana aizstāvēšanās pret tiem, kas mani apsūdz, ir sekojoša:

⁴Have we not power to eat and to drink?

⁴Vai mums nav tiesības ēst un dzert?

⁵Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

⁵Vai mums nav tiesībās ņemt līdz sievieti - māsu tāpat kā pārējiem apustuļiem un Kunga brāļiem, un Kēfam?

⁶Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

⁶Vai man vienam un Barnabam nav tiesības tā darīt?

⁷Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

⁷Kas tad karo saviem līdzekļiem? Kas dēsta vīna dārzu un nebauda no tā augļiem? Kas gana ganāmpulku un neēd ganāmpulka pienu?

⁸Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

⁸Vai es to runāju kā cilvēks? Vai arī likums to nesaka?

⁹For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

⁹Jo Mozus likums saka: Neaizsien purnu kūlējam vērsim. (5.Moz.25,4) Vai Dievam rūp vērši?

¹⁰Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

¹⁰Vai to viņš nesaka mūsu dēļ? Jo mūsu dēļ ir rakstīts: arājam jāar cerībā un kulējam jākuļ cerībā saņemt ražu.

¹¹If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

¹¹Ja mēs esam jums sējuši garīgo, vai tad ir kas liels, ka mēs pļaujam jūsu laicīgo?

¹²If 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.

¹²Ja citi ir jūsu tiesību līdzdalībnieki, kāpēc jo vairāk ne mēs? Bet mēs neesam šīs tiesības izlietojuši, un mēs visu panesam, lai Kristus evaņģēlijam neradītu šķērsļus.

¹³Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

¹³Vai jūs nezināt, ka tie, kas svētnīcā strādā, no svētnīcas pārtiek, un kas altārim kalpo, no altāra saņem savu daļu?

¹⁴Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

¹⁴Tāpat arī Kungs noteicis evaņģēlija sludinātājiem pārtikt no evaņģēlija.

¹⁵But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

¹⁵Bet es nekā no tā neesmu izlietojis. Tomēr es nerakstu, lai to uz mani attiecinātu, jo man labāk mirt, nekā kāds manu godu laupītu.

¹⁶For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

¹⁶Jo kad es sludinu evaņģēliju, tas nav man par godu, bet tas man nepieciešami jādara. Bēdas man, ja es evaņģēliju nesludinātu!

¹⁷For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

¹⁷Jo ja es to labprāt daru, tad man ir alga, bet ja nelabprāt, tad tas man ir uzticēts amats.

¹⁸What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

¹⁸Kāda tad ir mana alga? Tā, ka es, evaņģēliju sludinādams, pasludinu to bez atlīdzības un neizmantoju tiesības, kādas man dod evaņģēlija sludināšana.

¹⁹For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

¹⁹Un es, starp visiem brīvs būdams, kļuvu visu kalps, lai iemantotu daudzus.

²⁰And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

²⁰Un jūdiem es kļuvu it kā jūds, lai iemantotu jūdus;

²¹To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

²¹Tiem, kas padoti bauslībai, it kā arī es būtu padots bauslībai, lai iemantotu tos, kas bija padoti bauslībai (lai gan es pats nebiju padots bauslībai); tiem, kas bija bez bauslības, it kā arī es būtu bez bauslības, lai iemantotu tos, kas bija bez bauslības (kaut es nebiju bez Dieva bauslības, bet biju padots Kristus bauslībai).

²²To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

²²Vājajiem es kļuvu vājš, lai iemantotu vājos. Visiem es kļuvu viss, lai visus izglābtu.

²³And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

²³Bet to visu es daru evaņģēlija dēļ, lai es būtu tā līdzdalībnieks.

²⁴Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

²⁴Vai nezināt, ka tie, kas stadionā skrien, visi gan skrien, bet viens saņem godalgu? Skrieniet tā, lai jūs to saņemtu!

²⁵And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

²⁵Katrs sacīkšu dalībnieks atturas no visa, un to viņi dara, lai iegūtu iznīcīgo kroni, bet mēs - neiznīcīgo.

²⁶I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

²⁶Tātad es neskrienu uz kaut ko nenoteiktu, tā es necīnos, it kā gaisu sizdams.

²⁷But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

²⁷Bet es šaustu savu miesu un lieku tai sev kalpot, lai kādreiz, citiem sludinot, pats netiktu atmests.