1Cor 9:16-23, 15:10, 1Ti 6:17-18, 2Ti 2:6, 4:5-8, Phile 6-7 | ESV | STEP | For if I preach the gospel , that gives me no ground for boasting . For necessity is laid upon me . Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel !

1 Corinthians 9:16-23

16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For ^anecessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with ^ba stewardship. 18 What then is my reward? That in my preaching ^cI may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

19 For ^dthough I am free from all, ^eI have made myself a servant to all, that I might ^fwin more of them. 20 ^gTo the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. 21 To ^hthose outside the law I became ⁱas one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but ^junder the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 ^kTo the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. ^lI have become all things to all people, that ^mby all means I might save some. 23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, ⁿthat I may share with them in its blessings.

1 Corinthians 15:10

10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, ^oI worked harder than any of them, ^pthough it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

1 Timothy 6:17-18

17 As for the rich in ^qthis present age, charge them ^rnot to be haughty, nor ^sto set their hopes on ^tthe uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^uwho richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, ^vto be rich in good works, to be generous and ^wready to share,

2 Timothy 2:6

6 It is ^xthe hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.

2 Timothy 4:5-8

5 As for you, ^yalways be sober-minded, ^zendure suffering, do the work of ^aaan evangelist, ^abfulfill your ministry.

6 For ^acI am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my ^addeparture has come. 7 ^aeI have fought the good fight, ^afI have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is ^aglaid up for me ^ahthe crown of righteousness, which the Lord, ^aithe righteous judge, will award to me on ^ajthat day, and not only to me but also to all ^akwho have loved his appearing.

Philemon 6-7

6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full ^alknowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. ^{▼▼Or for Christ’s service} 7 For I have derived much joy and ^ancomfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints ^aohave been refreshed through you.