9:18a What then is my reward?

So, what do I get as a reward?
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So, this is my reward:

9:18b That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge,

⌊My reward is this:⌋ the satisfaction that I get from preaching the gospel without charging for it,
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I have the privilege of telling people the good news ⌊about Christ⌋ without asking them to pay me for it.

9:18c and so not use up my rights in preaching it.

(New International Version) and so not make use of my rights in preaching it

and not making use of the rights that preaching the gospel gives me.
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In that way, I won’t use my right to get money from preaching the gospel.

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