What 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.
What is my reward? (Greek, the reward I speak of) - for preaching, as I do, spontaneously? It is that, by preaching without charge, I do not make my right of charging a hindrance to the Gospel progress.
Of Christ. So G. Omitted in 'Aleph (') A B C Delta f, Vulgate.
Abuse - `that I use not to the hindrance of the Gospel my power.' The "reward" ultimately aimed at is the gaining of the more (1 Corinthians 9:19). It was for this, not to have matter for glorying, or 'supererogatory merit,' that he preached without charge.