But if against my will. That is, if I do not do it with alacrity and zeal, but instigated by the sole motive of punishment, woe unto me, as he says in the preceding verse, if I am instigated by this motive alone; still the dispensation of the gospel is entrusted to me, and I must comply with that obligation, either with the zeal and alacrity of a son, of for fear of punishment, as a slave. (Estius)
Verse 17. _FOR IF I DO THIS THING WILLINGLY_] If I be a cordial co-operator with God, _I have a reward_, an incorruptible crown, 1 Corinthians 9:25. Or, if I freely preach this Gospel without being b...
FOR IF I DO THIS THING WILLINGLY - If I preach so as to show that my heart is in it; that I am not compelled, If I pursue such a course as to show that I prefer it to all other employments. If Paul to...
6. PAUL'S GRACIOUS EXAMPLE. CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The Apostle's rights. (1 Corinthians 9:1)._ 2. He waives his rights for the Gospel's sake. (1 Corinthians 9:15). 3. The race-course and the crown. ...
1 CORINTHIANS 9. This chapter is not a digression, and is not primarily concerned with a vindication of Paul's apostolic status and rights. He enforces his plea that the enlightened should not ride ro...
But I have claimed none of these rights. I am not writing this to claim that these privileges should be extended to me. I would rather die than let anyone make ineffective my boast that I take nothing...
THE UNCLAIMED PRIVILEGES (1 Corinthians 9:1-14)...
DO. practise. Greek. _prasso._ See John 3:20. WILLINGLY. being willing. Greek. _hekon._ Only here and Romans 8:20. AGAINST MY WILL. being unwilling. Greek. _akon_. Only here. A DISPENSATION, &c,. I...
St Paul's use of his Christian liberty is restrained by the thought of the needs of others 15. _But I have used none of these things_ Having disposed of the objections against his claims to Apostleshi...
_For if I do this thing willingly_ Whether St Paul did his work willingly or unwillingly, he could not escape his responsibility. He had been chosen (Acts 9:15; Acts 13:2; Romans 1:5;...
ΕἸ ΓᾺΡ ἙΚΏΝ. Whether St Paul did his work willingly or unwillingly, he could not escape his responsibility. He had been chosen (Acts 9:15; Acts 13:2; Romans 1:5; Romans 1
ST PAUL’S USE OF HIS CHRISTIAN LIBERTY IS RESTRAINED BY THE THOUGHT OF THE NEEDS OF OTHERS...
_PAUL WAS A SERVANT OF ALL 1 CORINTHIANS 9:15-23:_ Paul had many rights that he willingly gave up in order to preach the gospel and to win lost souls. He wrote, "But I have used none of these things:...
ΈΚΏΝ (G1635) охотно, радостно, посвободной воле, ΠΡΆΣΣΩ (G4238) _praes. ind. act._ делать, практиковать. _Praes._ подчеркивает привычное действие. Ind. используется в _conj._ 1 типа, которое предпола...
BUT IF AGAINST MY WILL, &C.— _But if I do it merely because I am obliged to it, I only discharge an office which is committed to me:_ 1 Corinthians 9:18. _For what then shall I be rewarded?—It is for...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Relinquishment of Rights (1 Corinthians 9:15-18) 15 But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing this to secure any such provision. For I would rather...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Text_ 1 Corinthians 9:12-18. Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ. 13 Know ye not that they tha...
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. Translate, 'If [as is the case: ei (G1487) prassoo (G4238), indicative] I...
1 The Corinthians questioned the apostleship of Paul. The phrase, "the twelve apostles" has been used to throw doubt on his commission, for if there were but twelve apostles, Paul could not have been...
_(b) Food offered to Idols (ii) St. Paul's own Example_ St. Paul has appealed to the 'enlightened' converts at Corinth to give up for the sake of others a practice which they might otherwise have had...
WILLINGLY.. AGAINST MY WILL] RV 'of mine own will.. not of mine own will.' He preached under the constraining influence of the love of Christ. REWARD] answers to 'glorying': cp. Romans 4:2. A voluntar...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 THE RIGHTS OF AN *APOSTLE 9:1-27 PAUL IS A REAL *APOSTLE 9:1-2 V1 You know that I am free. You know that I am an *apostle. I have seen...
FOR IF I DO THIS THING WILLINGLY, I HAVE A REWARD. — The previous words, “Yea, woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel,” are a parenthesis; and now the writer proves the truth of his assertion — tha...
CHAPTER 13 MAINTENANCE OF THE MINISTRY IN the preceding chapter Paul has disposed of the question put to him regarding meats offered in sacrifice to idols. He has taken occasion to point out that in...
completes a chain of four explanatory γάρ s (_cf._ 1 Corinthians 1:17-21). To make his position clearer, P. puts two further contrasted hypotheses, the former imaginary, the latter suggesting the fact...
Paul goes on to explain, by two contrasted suppositions (in _actual_ and _conceivable_ matter), that this is a point of honour with him. Forced as he had been into the service of the Gospel, in a mann...
§ 29. PAUL'S RENOUNCEMENT OF RIGHT FOR THE GOSPEL'S SAKE. The Ap. has been insisting all this time on the right of Christ's ministers to material support from those they serve, in order that for his o...
“UNDER BONDAGE TO ALL” 1 Corinthians 9:16 Paul's one aim was to _gain men._ He uses the words repeatedly. To gain one more for his Lord, he would forego comfort, emolument, and well-earned repose. He...
The words, "my defence to them that examine me is this," reveal the opposition to him in Corinth. The two words, "defence" and "examine," are purely legal, and are in the language of the courts of jus...
Paul Sacrificed To Serve Paul was commanded to preach the gospel (Acts 26:16-20). As one who had obtained mercy, he had to proclaim mercy. He was not able to glory in simply being a faithful steward....
3. THE EXAMPLE OF ABNEGATION GIVEN BY PAUL. 9:1-22. IT is easy, from what we have just said, to understand the link which connects the following passage with the question treated by the apostle. It is...
“For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, it is a dispensation which is committed unto me.” The γάρ, _for_, signifies that the second part of 1 Corinthians 9:16 real...
(15) 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. (16...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
17._For if I do this thing willingly _By _reward _here is meant what the Latins term _operae pretium _, recompense for labor, (495) and what he had previously termed _glorying _Others, however, interp...
The apostle was exposed to the accusations of false teachers, who asserted that he carried on his evangelisation and his labours from interested motives, and that he took the property of Christians, a...
FOR IF I DO THIS THING WILLINGLY,.... That is, not freely and without receiving anything for preaching, without seeking any temporal profits and advantages; nor in pure love to Christ, and the good of...
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. Ver. 17. _I have a reward_] Yet not earned, but of free grace, God crow...
_But_ Though my right to a maintenance, as an apostle, be established by the precepts both of the law and of the gospel; _I have used none of those things_ During my abode among you, as you well know;...
I HAVE A REWARD; for fulfilling the charge committed to me with a willing mind. AGAINST MY WILL; even if reluctantly, I still have a trust which I must fulfill. When ministers of the gospel relinquis...
His boasting is not of his preaching:...
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....
Because of the lowliness and grace on the part of the apostle, such as chapter 8 shows in the consideration of his brethren, there were some who would use this as an occasion to belittle him. He made...
FOR IF. DO THIS OF MINE OWN WILL,. HAVE. REWARD: BUT IF NOT OF MINE OWN WILL,. HAVE. STEWARDSHIP INTRUSTED TO ME. 'For if. do this of mine own will' -'For if. do this voluntarily,. have. reward' (NA...
15-23 It is the glory of a minister to deny himself, that he may serve Christ and save souls. But when a minister gives up his right for the sake of the gospel, he does more than his charge and offic...
OLBGrk; FOR IF I DO THIS THING WILLINGLY, I HAVE A REWARD; if I who have a liberty to take a maintenance for my labour in the gospel, yet notwithstanding preach it freely, out of a free and cheerful m...
For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me. [He was commanded to preach the gospel. He could not glory therefore in doing it,...
1 Corinthians 9:17 For G1063 if G1487 do G4238 (G5719) this G5124 willingly G1635 have G2192 (G5719) rew
'For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me. What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel withou...
PAUL NOW POINTS OUT THAT HE REFUSES TO USE HIS FREEDOM IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD CAUSE YOUNG CHRISTIANS TO BE LED ASTRAY. HIS NEXT EXAMPLE REFERS TO HIS NOT RECEIVING GIFTS FOR HIS MINISTRY AMONG THEM WHI...
1 Corinthians 9:17. FOR IF I DO THIS OF MINE OWN WILL, I HAVE A REWARD the reward of serving gratuitously (as the next verse shews to be the meaning), and being able thus triumphantly to vindicate the...
It was impossible for Christians in almost any Greek or Roman colony, and least of all at Corinth, to avoid coming frequently in contact with idolatrous practices in various and ensnaring forms. In wr...
OF MINE OWN WILL (εκων)--NOT OF MINE OWN WILL (ακων). Both common adjectives, but only here in N.T. save εκων, also in Romans 8:20. The argument is not wholly clear. Paul's call was so clear that...
CONTENTS: Paul vindicates his apostleship. The method and reward of true ministry and the support of the ministry. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Cephas, Barnabas, Moses. CONCLUSION: It is no new thing for...
1 Corinthians 9:1. _Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord?_ Having illustrated the legal customs of the jews respecting meats, he introduc...
AS A MATTER OF FREE CHOICE. Here again we see Paul contrasting himself with the false teacher who was a "self-appointed apostle." Paul emphasizes that he is a slave of Christ, only doing his duty. The...
_For if I do this thing willingly I have a reward._ PURITY OF MOTIVE REQUIRED IN EVERY CHRISTIAN MINISTER I. Wherein it consists. 1. A willing service. 2. Without respect to fee or reward. 3. He...
_Am I not an apostle?_ Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? SIGNS OF APOSTLESHIP Why should Paul, departing from his usual custom, speak here of himself and his claims? Undoubtedly...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 9:17 STEWARDSHIP refers to managing a household. God has entrusted Paul with a responsibility to preach the gospel. He must be faithful, whether he benefits from it...
_For if I do this thing willingly I have a reward._ That is, as Chrysostom, Theophylact, Œcumenius, and Anselm say, if I freely preach without charge, I have not merely the reward given to a work that...
CHAPTER 9 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He proceeds to show by his own example how offences are to be avoided, and he says that he had refused to accept payment, or the maintenance due to a preacher of...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 1 Corinthians 9:15. USED.—As in 1 Corinthians 9:12. “Have not availed myself of my right, nor urged upon you the Law of Moses and the Lord Christ’s command.” For Paul’s sensitiveness...
EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 9:1 The rights and the self denial of an apostle. 1 CORINTHIANS 9:1 An apostle's right to maintenance....
Shall we turn in our Bibles to I Corinthians, chapter 9. I could do a lot of things I don't do. The reason why I don't do them is I do not want to be an offense unto a weaker brethren and destroy his...
1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:14; 1 Chronicles 29:5; 1 Chronicles 29:9;...
For if l do this thing willingly, etc. The exact line of Paul's thought is a matter of much discussion, and must be determined if we are to understand the force of the several words. It appears to be...
Willingly — He seems to mean, without receiving anything. St. Paul here speaks in a manner peculiar to himself. Another might have preached willingly, and yet have received a maintenance from the Cori...