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1 Corinthians 9

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1 corinthians.9.cor9Necessity

ἀνάγκη ... ἐπίκειται· οὐαί

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

Why is preaching not Paul’s ground for boasting?

A necessity lies upon him, and failure to proclaim would bring woe; the commission is obligation before achievement.

Why this default

'Necessity is laid upon me' preserves the external weight of Paul's commission and the following woe rather than recasting it as personal motivation.

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Project defaultnecessity is laid upon me; woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel

Project default · weight retained

AlternativeI am compelled to do it; disaster awaits me if I do not announce the good news

Force explicit

Alternativean obligation presses upon me; woe to me if I fail to announce the good news

Commission force explicit

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