16 Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.
Cross References for 1 Corinthians 9:16-17
Jonah 1:3 - But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found... Click to read the verse Jonah 1:3 Click to read the verse Jonah 1:3
Jeremiah 4:31 - I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child— the cry of the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:31
Amos 7:15 - But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ Click to read the verse Amos 7:15 Click to read the verse Amos 7:15
Isaiah 6:5 - “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people o... Click to read the verse Isaiah 6:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 6:5
Jeremiah 20:7 - Jeremiah’s Complaint O Lord, you deceived me, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevai... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:7
Luke 9:62 - Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the k... Click to read the verse Luke 9:62 Click to read the verse Luke 9:62
Jeremiah 20:9 - But if I say, “I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,” his word is in my heart l... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:9
Jeremiah 1:17 - “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by th... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:17
Acts 9:15 - But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the... Click to read the verse Acts 9:15 Click to read the verse Acts 9:15
Acts 6:4 - and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” Click to read the verse Acts 6:4 Click to read the verse Acts 6:4
1 Corinthians 9:17 - If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 9:17 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 9:17
Colossians 4:17 - Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the work you have received in the Lord.” Click to read the verse Colossians 4:17 Click to read the verse Colossians 4:17
Luke 9:60 - Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Click to read the verse Luke 9:60 Click to read the verse Luke 9:60
Amos 3:8 - The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken— who can but prophesy? Click to read the verse Amos 3:8 Click to read the verse Amos 3:8
Acts 9:6 - “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” Click to read the verse Acts 9:6 Click to read the verse Acts 9:6
Acts 4:20 - For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Click to read the verse Acts 4:20 Click to read the verse Acts 4:20
Acts 26:16-20 - ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a... Click to read the verse Acts 26:16-20 Click to read the verse Acts 26:16-20
Ezekiel 13:3 - This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit a... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 13:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 13:3
Romans 1:14 - I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. Click to read the verse Romans 1:14 Click to read the verse Romans 1:14
Romans 4:2 - If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. Click to read the verse Romans 4:2 Click to read the verse Romans 4:2
Romans 15:17 - Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. Click to read the verse Romans 15:17 Click to read the verse Romans 15:17