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1 Corinthians 9:17

Greek
εἰ γὰρ ἑκὼν τοῦτοplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

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Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
πράσσω, μισθὸν ἔχω· εἰ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἄκων, οἰκονομίαν πεπίστευμαι.
ESV
For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.
NIV
If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.
NLT
If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust.
KJV
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.

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