| Complete Jewish Bible (Sacred Name Version) | CJB-SN | But I have not made use of any of these rights. Nor am I writing now to secure them for myself, for I would rather die than be deprived of my ground for boasting! |
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| New International Version (Sacred Name) | NIV-SR | But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me. I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of this boast. |
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| New International Readers Version (Sacred Name) | NIRV-SN | But I haven't used any of those rights. And I'm not writing because I hope you will do things like that for me. I would rather die than have anyone take away my pride in my work. |
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| New Living Translation (Sacred Name Version) | NLT-SN | Yet I have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that I would like to start now. In fact, I would rather die than lose my distinction of preaching without charge. |
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| New Revised Standard (Sacred Name Edition) | NRSV-SN | But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing this so that they may be applied in my case. Indeed, I would rather die than that-no one will deprive me of my ground for boasting! |
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| The Message (Sacred Name Version) | MSG-SN | Still, I want it made clear that I've never gotten anything out of this for myself, and that I'm not writing now to get something. I'd rather die than give anyone ammunition to discredit me or impugn my motives. |
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| Good News Translation (Sacred Name) | GNT-SN | But I haven't made use of any of these rights, nor am I writing this now in order to claim such rights for myself. I would rather die first! Nobody is going to turn my rightful boast into empty words! |
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| New American Standard (Sacred Name Bible) | NASB-SN | But I have used none of these things And I am not writing these things so that it will be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than have any man make my boast an empty one. |
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| King James Version (unedited) | KJV | 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. |
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