1Cor 9:17 Cross References

1 Corinthians 9:17

17: If I were doing this of my own free will, then I would deserve payment. But God has chosen me and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice.

Galatians 2:7

  1. They saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the Good News to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews.

1 Corinthians 3:8

  1. The one who plants and the one who waters work as a team with the same purpose. Yet they will be rewarded individually, according to their own hard work.

Matthew 10:41

  1. If you welcome a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will receive the same reward a prophet gets. And if you welcome good and godly people because of their godliness, you will be given a reward like theirs.

Colossians 1:25

  1. God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his message in all its fullness to you Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 4:1

  1. So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God's secrets.

1 Chronicles 28:9

  1. "And Solomon, my son, get to know the God of your ancestors. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and with a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and understands and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

Isaiah 6:8

  1. Then I heard the Lord asking, "Whom should I send as a messenger to my people? Who will go for us?" And I said, "Lord, I'll go! Send me."

1 Peter 5:2

  1. Care for the flock of God entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly--not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
  2. Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your good example.
  3. And when the head Shepherd comes, your reward will be a never-ending share in his glory and honor.

Ezekiel 3:14

  1. The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the LORD's hold on me was strong.

1 Chronicles 29:9

  1. The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD, and King David was filled with joy.

Nehemiah 11:2

  1. And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 20:9

  1. And I can't stop! If I say I'll never mention the LORD or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. It's like a fire in my bones! I am weary of holding it in!

1 Corinthians 3:14

  1. If the work survives the fire, that builder will receive a reward.

1 Chronicles 29:5

  1. and for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example? Who is willing to give offerings to the LORD today?"

Jonah 4:1

  1. This change of plans upset Jonah, and he became very angry.
  2. So he complained to the LORD about it: "Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you were a gracious and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. I knew how easily you could cancel your plans for destroying these people.
  3. Just kill me now, LORD! I'd rather be dead than alive because nothing I predicted is going to happen."

1 Corinthians 9:16

  1. For preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn't do it!

Ephesians 3:2

  1. As you already know, God has given me this special ministry of announcing his favor to you Gentiles.
  2. As I briefly mentioned earlier in this letter, God himself revealed his secret plan to me.
  3. As you read what I have written, you will understand what I know about this plan regarding Christ.
  4. God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now he has revealed it by the Holy Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.
  5. And this is the secret plan: The Gentiles have an equal share with the Jews in all the riches inherited by God's children. Both groups have believed the Good News, and both are part of the same body and enjoy together the promise of blessings through Christ Jesus.

Exodus 4:13

  1. But Moses again pleaded, "Lord, please! Send someone else."
  2. Then the LORD became angry with Moses. "All right," he said. "What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? He is a good speaker. And look! He is on his way to meet you now. And when he sees you, he will be very glad.

Philippians 1:16

  1. They preach because they love me, for they know the Lord brought me here to defend the Good News.
  2. Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me.

Philemon 1:14

  1. But I didn't want to do anything without your consent. And I didn't want you to help because you were forced to do it but because you wanted to.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

  1. For we speak as messengers who have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He is the one who examines the motives of our hearts.

2 Corinthians 8:12

  1. If you are really eager to give, it isn't important how much you are able to give. God wants you to give what you have, not what you don't have.

1 Timothy 1:11

  1. that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.
  2. How thankful I am to Christ Jesus our Lord for considering me trustworthy and appointing me to serve him,
  3. even though I used to scoff at the name of Christ. I hunted down his people, harming them in every way I could. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

Malachi 1:10

  1. "I wish that someone among you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not at all pleased with you," says the LORD Almighty, "and I will not accept your offerings.

Luke 12:42

  1. And the Lord replied, "I'm talking to any faithful, sensible servant to whom the master gives the responsibility of managing his household and feeding his family.

Matthew 24:25

  1. See, I have warned you.

Jonah 1:3

  1. But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction in order to get away from the LORD. He went down to the seacoast, to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping that by going away to the west he could escape from the LORD.

1 Chronicles 29:14

  1. But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you have already given us!
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