9:1 [] Den eimai apostoloV; den eimai eleuqeroV; den eidon ton Ihsoun Criston ton Kurion hmwn; den eisqe seiV to ergon mou en Kuriw;

9:2 An den hmai eiV allouV apostoloV, all' eiV esaV toulaciston eimai× dioti h sfragiV thV apostolhV mou seiV eisqe en Kuriw.

9:3 [] H apologia mou eiV touV anakrinontaV me einai auth×

9:4 mh den ecomen exousian na fagwmen kai na piwmen;

9:5 mh den ecomen exousian na sumperiferwmen adelfhn gunaika, wV kai oi loipoi apostoloi kai oi adelfoi tou Kuriou kai o KhfaV;

9:6 h monoV egw kai o BarnabaV den ecomen exousian na mh ergazwmeqa;

9:7 TiV pote ekstrateuei me idia autou exoda; TiV futeuei ampelwna kai den trwgei ek tou karpou autou; h tiV poimainei poimnion kai den trwgei ek tou galaktoV tou poimniou;

9:8 MhpwV kata anqrwpon lalw tauta; h den legei tauta kai o nomoV;

9:9 dioti en tw nomw tou MwusewV einai gegrammenon× Den qeleiV emfraxei to stoma booV alwnizontoV. MhpwV melei ton Qeon peri twn bown;

9:10 h di' hmaV bebaiwV legei touto; dioti di' hmaV egrafh, oti o arotriwn me elpida prepei na arotria, kai o alwnizwn me elpida na metech thV elpidoV autou.

9:11 Ean hmeiV espeiramen eiV esaV ta pneumatika, mega einai ean hmeiV qeriswmen ta sarkika saV;

9:12 Ean alloi metecwsi thV ef' umaV exousiaV, den prepei mallon hmeiV; Alla den meteceirisqhmen thn exousian tauthn, all' upoferomen panta, dia na mh proxenhswmen empodion ti eiV to euaggelion tou Cristou.

9:13 Den exeurete oti oi ergazomenoi ta iera ek tou ierou trwgousin, oi enascoloumenoi eiV to qusiasthrion meta tou qusiasthriou lambanousi meridion;

9:14 Outw kai o KurioV dietaxen, oi khruttonteV to euaggelion na zwsin ek tou euaggeliou.

9:15 [] Plhn egw ouden toutwn meteceirisqhn. Oude egraya tauta dia na geinh outwV eiV eme× dioti kalon einai eiV eme na apoqanw mallon para na mataiwsh tiV to kauchma mou.

9:16 Dioti ean khruttw to euaggelion, den einai eiV eme kauchma× epeidh anagkh epikeitai eiV eme× ouai de einai eiV eme ean den khruttw×

9:17 epeidh ean kamnw touto ekousiwV, ecw misqon× ean de akousiwV, eimai empepisteumenoV oikonomian.

9:18 TiV loipon einai o misqoV mou; to na kamw adapanon to euaggelion tou Cristou dia thV khruxewV mou, wste na mh kamnw katacrhsin thV exousiaV mou en tw euaggeliw.

9:19 [] Dioti eleuqeroV wn pantwn eiV pantaV edoulwsa emauton, dia na kerdhsw touV pleioterouV×

9:20 kai egeina eiV touV IoudaiouV wV IoudaioV, dia na kerdhsw touV IoudaiouV× eiV touV upo nomon wV upo nomon, dia na kerdhsw touV upo nomon×

9:21 eiV touV anomouV wV anomoV, mh wn anomoV eiV ton Qeon, all' ennomoV eiV ton Criston, dia na kerdhsw anomouV×

9:22 egeina eiV touV asqeneiV wV asqenhV, dia na kerdhsw touV asqeneiV× eiV pantaV egeina ta panta, dia na swsw panti tropw tinaV.

9:23 Kamnw de touto dia to euaggelion, dia na geinw sugkoinwnoV autou.

9:24 [] Den exeurete oti oi treconteV en tw stadiw panteV men trecousin, eiV omwV lambanei to brabeion; outw trecete, wste na labhte auto.

9:25 PaV de o agwnizomenoV eiV panta egkrateuetai, ekeinoi men dia na labwsi fqarton stefanon, hmeiV de afqarton.

9:26 Egw loipon outw trecw, ouci wV abebaiwV, outw pugmacw, ouci wV ktupwn ton aera,