If others — Whether true or false apostles. Partake of this power — Have a right to be maintained. Do not we rather — On account of our having laboured so much more? Lest we should give any hinderance to the gospel — By giving an occasion of cavil or reproach.
Verse 1 Corinthians 9:12. _IF OTHERS BE PARTAKERS OF THIS POWER_] If those who in any matter serve you have a _right_ to a recompense for that service, surely we who have served you in the most essent...
IF OTHERS - Other teachers living with you. There can be no doubt that the teachers in Corinth urged this right, and received a support. BE PARTAKERS OF THIS POWER - Of this right to a support and ma...
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...
THE UNCLAIMED PRIVILEGES (1 Corinthians 9:1-14)...
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? Even if I am not an apostle to others, I certainly am to you; you are the seal of my apostleship in...
HAVE NOT USED. did not use. Greek. _chraomai._ See Acts 27:3. SUFFER. bear. Greek. stego, to cover. Elsewhere, 1 Corinthians 13:7. 1Th 3:1, 1 Thessalonians 3:5 (forbear). LEST, &C.
_If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather?_ Fourth argument. You have admitted the cogency of these arguments in the case of teachers who have less claim upon you than we have,...
ΕἸ ἌΛΛΟΙ … ΜΕΤΈΧΟΥΣΙΝ. Fourth argument. You have admitted the cogency of these arguments in the case of those who have less claim upon you than we have, to whom (ch. 1 Corinthians 4:15) you owe your C...
1 Corinthians 9:1-14. ST PAUL’S DEFENCE OF HIS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY This chapter is devoted to a defence of the Apostolic authority of St Paul, but there is an under-current of thought connecting it wi...
_PAUL RESTRICTED HIS RIGHTS 1 CORINTHIANS 9:7-14:_ By way of comparison Paul said he had a right to support from the church. He also said he had a right to be married and to have his wife travel about...
ΎΜΏΝ _gen. pl. от_ ΣΎ (G4771) вы. Obj. _gen._, "над вами" (RG, 500). ΈΞΟΥΣΊΑΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΕΞΟΥΣΊΑ (G1849) власть. _Gen._ после гл. разделения. ΜΕΤΈΧΟΥΣΙΝ ΓΑΒΒ. _ind. act. от_ ΜΕΤΈΧΩ (G3348) разд...
PARTAKERS OF THIS POWER— It may be proper just to observe, that Matthew 10:1. John 17:2 and many other places prove, that εξουσιας υμων may properly be rendered _a power over you._ The Corinthians, co...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Text_ 1 Corinthians 9:1-12 a. Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2 If to others I am not an apostle, yet at leas...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Recitation of Rights (1 Corinthians 9:1-14) 9 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? 2If to others I...
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...
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. OTHERS - whether true...
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...
9:12 partake (d-3) _ Metecho_ , see Note q, Hebrews 2:14 ....
IF OTHERS BE PARTAKERS] This shows that there were some persons receiving support from the Corinthian Church: cp. 2 Corinthians 11:20. POWER] RV 'right.' RATHER] RV' yet more'; i.e. as the instrument...
_(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...
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...
IF OTHERS BE PARTAKERS.... — You do recognise this principle in regard to other teachers, and they actually partake of this right to be supported by you; we, your first teachers, have a stronger right...
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...
1 Corinthians 9:11-12 _a_ appeal to the sense of justice in the Cor [1311]; τὸ δίκαιον δείκνυσιν τοῦ πράγματος (Thp [1312]): _cf._ Galatians 6:6. μέγα εἰ …; “Is it a great thing if …?” = “Is it a grea...
1 Corinthians 9:7-15 _a_. § 28. THE CLAIM OF MINISTERS TO PUBLIC MAINTENANCE. Paul asserts his right to live at the charge of the Christian community, in order to show the Cor [1295] how he has waived...
RIGHTS AND THEIR SURRENDER 1 Corinthians 9:1 Paul's claim to an equality with Peter and the other Apostles was violently disputed by his enemies at Corinth, because in several matters he differed fro...
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...
Physical Rewards for Spiritual Service Spiritual blessings are beyond value, so paying the laborer who brought such was a good exchange. Other cases of spiritual debt being repaid with material goods...
(8) If others be partakers of [this] (k) power over you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. (8) Another...
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...
“If others be partakers of this right over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this right; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.” As to this right of su...
(7) Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? (8) Say I these thin...
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...
12._If others assume this power over you _Again he establishes his own right from the example of others. For why should he alone be denied what others assumed as their due? For as no one labored more...
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...
IF OTHERS ARE PARTAKERS OF THIS POWER OVER YOU,.... Meaning not any tyrannical power and jurisdiction over them, with respect either to faith or practice; but the right of a maintenance, which either...
If others be partakers of _this_ power over you, _are_ not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. Ver. 12. _If others...
_If we have sown unto you spiritual things_ By our incessant diligence in preaching to you the gospel of the blessed God; _is it a great thing_ More than we have a right to expect; _if we shall reap y...
THIS POWER; the right to a maintenance. SUFFER ALL THINGS; all the inconveniences and hardships of not being supported by the people....
The Scriptural proof and its application:...
IF OTHERS BE PARTAKERS OF THIS POWER OVER YOU, ARE NOT WE RATHER? NEVERTHELESS WE HAVE NOT USED THIS POWER, BUT SUFFER ALL THINGS, LEST WE SHOULD HINDER THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. The apostle by a Scriptur...
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...
IF OTHERS PARTAKE OF THIS RIGHT OVER YOU, DO NOT WE YET MORE? NEVERTHELESS WE DID NOT USE THIS RIGHT; BUT WE BEAR ALL THINGS, THAT WE MAY CAUSE NO HINDRANCE TO THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. 'If others partak...
1-14 It is not new for a minister to meet with unkind returns for good-will to a people, and diligent and successful services among them. To the cavils of some, the apostle answers, so as to set fort...
IF OTHERS BE PARTAKERS OF THIS POWER OVER YOU, ARE NOT WE RATHER? Those false apostles or teachers, which were amongst the Corinthians, did (as it seemeth) exercise this power, that is, required maint...
If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ. [Since Paul had le...
1 Corinthians 9:12 If G1487 others G243 partakers G3348 (G5719) right G1849 you G5216 we G2249 not G3756
'If others partake of this right over you, do we not yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.' Indeed there are...
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 9:12.... NEVERTHELESS WE DID NOT USE THIS RIGHT... THAT WE MAY CAUSE NO HINDRANCE TO THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST to cut off the pretext of mercenary motives, slanderously insinuated against him...
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...
OVER YOU (υμων). Objective genitive after εξουσιαν.DO NOT WE YET MORE? (ου μαλλον ημεισ;). Because of Paul's peculiar relation to that church as founder and apostle.BUT WE BEAR ALL THINGS (αλλα...
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...
IF OTHERS HAVE THE RIGHT? The false teacher and his associates demanded financial support from the Corinthian church. If they thought these had the right to these things, didn't they understand Paul h...
_Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges?_ THE BAFFLE OF LIFE We have here-- I. An inspiriting metaphor. When life is represented as a warfare, some peaceful minds may feel a little alarmed,...
_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 9:12 OTHERS. Probably refers to those listed in v. 1 Corinthians 9:5. They had traveled through Corinth and received
_If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather?_ The Apostle proves by six arguments that that he and other ministers of the Word of God and the Church may receive their expenses fr...
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 9:1.—Notice the reversed order of clauses in the better-attested reading. FREE.—_I.c. quâ_ man; he is always Christ’s “bondservant”; it is of his own choice that he subm...
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 Corinthians 4:11; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 4:14; 1 Corinthians 4:15;...
Power [ε ξ ο υ σ ι α ς]. Rev., correctly, right. The right to claim maintenance. Suffer [σ τ ε γ ο μ ε ν]. Rev., bear. The primary meaning is to cover. So some render ch. 13 7, covereth for beareth. H...
Here we have. fourth argument for the Corinthians allowing St. Paul and other apostles. sufficient maintenance; namely, from their own example to other teachers at Corinth: as if he had said, "You mai...