1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I
      not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my
      work in the Lord?
       2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet
      doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine
      apostleship are ye in the Lord.
       3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is
      this,
       4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?
       5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a
      wife, as well as other apostles, and as the
      brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
       6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to
      forbear working?
       7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own
      charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not
      of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and
      eateth not of the milk of the flock?
       8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the
      law the same also?
       9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou
      shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that
      treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for
      oxen?
      10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For
      our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he
      that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he
      that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his
      hope.
      11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is
      it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal
      things?
      12 If others be partakers of this power over you,
      are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used
      this power; but suffer all things, lest we should
      hinder the gospel of Christ.
      13 Do ye not know that they which minister about
      holy things live of the things of the temple? and
      they which wait at the altar are partakers with
      the altar?
      14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which
      preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
      15 But I have used none of these things: neither
      have I written these things, that it should be so
      done unto me: for it were better for me to die,
      than that any man should make my glorying void.
      16 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!
      17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a
      reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of
      the gospel is committed unto me.
      18 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.
      19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I
      made myself servant unto all, that I might gain
      the more.
      20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I
      might gain the Jews; to them that are under the
      law, as under the law, that I might gain them
      that are under the law;
      21 To them that are without law, as without law,
      (being not without law to God, but under the law
      to Christ,) that I might gain them that are
      without law.
      22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might
      gain the weak: I am made all things to all men,
      that I might by all means save some.
      23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I
      might be partaker thereof with you.
      24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run
      all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye
      may obtain.
      25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is
      temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain
      a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
      26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so
      fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
      27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into
      subjection: lest that by any means, when I have
      preached to others, I myself should be a
      castaway.

...to 1st Corinthians chapter 9