1COR 9:16 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) And yet, when I preach the good message, it doesn’t give me any good reason to boast because I’m actually obligated to do it—I wouldn’t end well if I didn’t preach the good message

Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
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ULT For if I proclaim the gospel, there is nothing for me to boast, because compulsion is placed upon me. For woe be to me if I would not preach the gospel!

UST Now I cannot boast about preaching the good news, because God requires me to preach it. Indeed, were I to stop preaching the good news, God would discipline me.

BSB § Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

BLB For if I preach the gospel, there is no boasting to me, for necessity is laid upon me. But woe be to me if I should not preach the gospel.

AICNT For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for {boasting}.[fn] For necessity is laid upon me. {For}[fn] woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

9:16, boasting: 𝔓46 A(02) B(03) C(04) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “grace.” ℵ(01) D(05)

9:16, For: Some manuscripts read “But.” BYZ TR

OEB If I proclaim the good news, I have nothing to boast of, for I am compelled to do so. Woe is me if I do not share it!

WEB For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about, for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me if I don’t preach the Good News.

WMB For if I proclaim the Good News, I have nothing to boast about, for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me if I don’t proclaim the Good News.

NET For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

LSV for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid on me, and woe is to me if I may not proclaim good news;

FBV I have nothing to boast about in sharing the good news because it's something I feel compelled to do. In fact it's dreadful for me if I don't share the good news!

TCNT If I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to preach, and woe to me if I do not preach the gospel.

T4T When I proclaim the message about Christ, I cannot boast about doing it, because Christ has commanded me to do it. I would be very miserable (OR, I am afraid that God would punish me) if I did not proclaim that message.

LEB For if I proclaim the gospel, it is not to me a reason for boasting, for necessity is imposed on me. For woe is to me if I do not proclaim the gospel.

BBE 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.

MOF No MOF 1COR book available

ASV For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.

DRA For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me, for a necessity lieth upon me: for woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel.

YLT for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and woe is to me if I may not proclaim good news;

DBY For if I announce the glad tidings, I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for it is woe to me if I should not announce the glad tidings.

RV For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.

WBS For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of: for necessity is laid upon me; and woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!

KJB For 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!

BB For if I preache the Gospell, I haue nothyng to reioyce of: for necessitie is layde vpon me. But wo is vnto me if I preache not the Gospell.
(For if I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to rejoice of: for necessitie is laid upon me. But woe is unto me if I preach not the Gospel.)

GNV For though I preach the Gospel, I haue nothing to reioyce of: for necessitie is laid vpon me, and woe is vnto me, if I preach not the Gospel.
(For though I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to rejoice of: for necessitie is laid upon me, and woe is unto me, if I preach not the Gospel. )

CB For in that I preach the Gospell, I neade not boost my selfe, for I must nedes do it. And wo vnto me, yff I preach not the Gospell.
(For in that I preach the Gospel, I need not boost my self, for I must needs do it. And woe unto me, if I preach not the Gospel.)

TNT In that I preache the gospell I have nothinge to reioyce of. For necessite is put vnto me. Wo is it vnto me yf I preache not the gospell.
(In that I preach the gospel I have nothing to rejoice of. For necessite is put unto me. Woe is it unto me if I preach not the gospel. )

WYC For if Y preche the gospel, glorie is not to me, for nedelich Y mot don it; for wo to me, if Y preche not the gospel.
(For if I preach the gospel, glory is not to me, for nedelich I mot done it; for woe to me, if I preach not the gospel.)

LUT Denn daß ich das Evangelium predige, darf ich mich nicht rühmen; denn ich muß es tun. Und wehe mir, wenn ich das Evangelium nicht predigte!
(Because that I the Evangelium predige, darf I me not rühmen; because I must it tun. And wehe mir, when I the Evangelium not predigte!)

CLV Nam si evangelizavero, non est mihi gloria: necessitas enim mihi incumbit: væ enim mihi est, si non evangelizavero.[fn]
(Nam when/but_if evangelizavero, not/no it_is mihi gloria: necessitas because mihi incumbit: væ because mihi it_is, when/but_if not/no evangelizavero.)

9.16 Nam et si, etc. Pro mercede: Vel, si ita evangelizavero, non est mihi gloria; quia tunc esset pro necessitate, quia væ, id est, penuria esset sicut pseudoapostolis. Necessitas, hujus vitæ sustentandæ. Væ. Quia unde vivam non habeo.

9.16 Nam and si, etc. Pro mercede: Vel, when/but_if ita evangelizavero, non it_is mihi gloria; because tunc was pro necessitate, because væ, id it_is, penuria was like pseudoapostolis. Necessitas, huyus of_life sustentandæ. Væ. Quia whence vivam not/no habeo.

UGNT ἐὰν γὰρ εὐαγγελίζωμαι, οὐκ ἔστιν μοι καύχημα, ἀνάγκη γάρ μοι ἐπίκειται; οὐαὶ γάρ μοί ἐστιν, ἐὰν μὴ εὐαγγελίζωμαι.
(ean gar euangelizōmai, ouk estin moi kauⱪaʸma, anagkaʸ gar moi epikeitai? ouai gar moi estin, ean maʸ euangelizōmai.)

SBL-GNT ἐὰν γὰρ εὐαγγελίζωμαι, οὐκ ἔστιν μοι καύχημα, ἀνάγκη γάρ μοι ἐπίκειται· οὐαὶ ⸀γάρ μοί ἐστιν ἐὰν μὴ ⸀εὐαγγελίσωμαι.
(ean gar euangelizōmai, ouk estin moi kauⱪaʸma, anagkaʸ gar moi epikeitai; ouai ⸀gar moi estin ean maʸ ⸀euangelisōmai. )

TC-GNT Ἐὰν γὰρ εὐαγγελίζωμαι, οὐκ ἔστι μοι καύχημα· ἀνάγκη γάρ μοι ἐπίκειται· οὐαὶ [fn]δὲ μοί ἐστιν, ἐὰν μὴ [fn]εὐαγγελίζωμαι.
(Ean gar euangelizōmai, ouk esti moi kauⱪaʸma; anagkaʸ gar moi epikeitai; ouai de moi estin, ean maʸ euangelizōmai.)

9:16 δε ¦ γαρ CT

9:16 ευαγγελιζωμαι ¦ ευαγγελισωμαι NA SBL WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἐὰν & εὐαγγελίζωμαι, οὐκ ἔστιν μοι καύχημα, ἀνάγκη γάρ μοι ἐπίκειται

if & ˱I˲_/may_be/_gospel_preaching not ˱there˲_is ˱to˲_me boast necessity for ˱on˲_me /is/_imposing

If your language would normally put the reason before the result, you could rearrange the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “because compulsion is placed on me, there is nothing for me to boast about if I proclaim the gospel”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

ἐὰν

Paul is speaking as if “proclaiming” the gospel was only a possibility, but he means that he actually does this. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “when” or “whenever”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀνάγκη & ἐπίκειται

necessity & /is/_imposing

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Paul uses the passive form here to focus on himself, upon whom the compulsion is placed, rather than focusing on the person placing the compulsion. If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that “God” does it. Alternate translation: “God places compulsion”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀνάγκη & μοι ἐπίκειται

necessity & ˱on˲_me /is/_imposing

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind compulsion, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “compel” and rephrase the clause. Alternate translation: “I am compelled to do so”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀνάγκη & μοι ἐπίκειται

necessity & ˱on˲_me /is/_imposing

Here Paul speaks as if compulsion were a physical object that someone had placed upon him. By speaking in this way, he means that he is required to do something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this figure of speech with a comparable metaphor or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “I am commanded to do so” or “I have an obligation”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὐαὶ & μοί ἐστιν

woe & ˱to˲_me is

Here, woe be to me expresses what Paul thinks would happen to him if he ever were to stop preaching the gospel. He would experience woe, with the implication that this woe will come from God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express woe be to me with a word or phrase that expresses the expectation of bad things to come. Alternate translation: “bad things will happen to me” or “God will punish me”

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

ἐὰν μὴ εὐαγγελίζωμαι

if if not ˱I˲_/may_be/_gospel_preaching

Paul is making a conditional statement that sounds hypothetical, but he is already convinced that the condition is not true. He knows that he does indeed preach the gospel. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that the speaker believes is not true. Alternate translation: “whenever I stop preaching the gospel, which I will never do”

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