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Verse 21. _TO THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW_] The _Gentiles_, who had no
written law, though they had the _law written in their hearts_; Romans
2:15, Romans 2:15.
_BEING NOT WITHOUT LAW TO GOD_] Instead...
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TO THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW - To the Gentiles, who have not the law
of Moses; see the note at Romans 2:12, note at Romans 2:14.
AS WITHOUT LAW - Not practicing the special rites and ceremonies
enjoin...
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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. ...
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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...
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THE UNCLAIMED PRIVILEGES (1 Corinthians 9:1-14)...
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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...
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WITHOUT LAW. Greek. _anomos._ App-128. Here used in the sense of
Romans 2:12; Romans 2:14.
UNDER THE LAW. Greek. _ennomos._ See Acts 19:39....
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_to them that are without law, as without law_ Literally, TO THE
LAWLESS, AS A LAWLESS MAN, i.e. to those who had received no external
laws or statutes from God. St Paul's accommodation to the prejudi...
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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...
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ἌΝΟΜΟΣ ΘΕΟΥ͂ … ἜΝΝΟΜΟΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂
אABCDFG. Rec. θεῷ and χριστῷ.
ΚΕΡΔΆΝΩ here אABCFG. κερδήσω (as in 1 Corinthians 9:20)
rec. with DE. The latter is clearly an alteration to agree with 1
Corinthians 9:2...
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ST PAUL’S USE OF HIS CHRISTIAN LIBERTY IS RESTRAINED BY THE THOUGHT
OF THE NEEDS OF OTHERS...
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_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:...
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ΆΝΟΜΟΣ (G459) беззаконный, не имеющий
закона; однако, не в смысле ведущий
беспорядочную и безответственную
жизнь (MS, 135). Добавление _gen._ ΘΕΟΫ́
указывает, что закон Бога значительно
шире и содерж...
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DISCOURSE: 1966
THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF CHRISTIAN LIBERTY
1 Corinthians 9:19. Though I be free from all men, yet hare I made
myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews
I b...
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THAT I MIGHT GAIN THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW— This refers to the
Gentiles not yet converted to Christianity....
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
Reasons For Relinquishment (1 Corinthians 9:19-27)
19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to
all, that I might win the more. 20To the Jews I bec...
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To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law
to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are
without law.
TO THEM ... WITHOUT LAW - i:e., without reve...
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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...
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9:21 law, (a-4) _ Anomos_ , 'without law'. This is important as
showing the true force of the Greek word _ anomia_ employed elsewhere,
as in 1 John 3:4 , 'sin is lawlessness,' not 'transgression of l...
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_(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...
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TO THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW] i.e. Gentiles: cp. Romans 2:12. To them
he became as WITHOUT LAW e.g. refusing to have Titus, a Gentile,
circumcised (Galatians 2:3); mixing freely with Gentiles; using
a...
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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...
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TO THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW — _i.e.,_ the heathen. St. Paul adapted
himself to their habits and mode of thought when necessary. He quoted
from their literature (Acts 17:28); he based an argument on t...
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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...
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This gain of his calling P. sought (1) _among the Fews, and those_ who
with them were _under law_ (1 Corinthians 9:20); (2) amongst the body
of _the Gentiles, without law_ (1 Corinthians 9:21); (3) am...
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§ 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...
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“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...
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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...
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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....
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_To them that were without the law. That is, to the Gentiles, who
never were under the law of Moses. (Witham)_...
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VV. 20-22. “And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain
Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, though myself
not under the law, that I might gain them that are under the la...
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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...
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(19) For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant
unto all, that I might gain the more. (20) And unto the Jews I became
as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are unde...
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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...
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_COMPREHENSIVE CHRISTIANITY_
‘Unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to
them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them
that are under the law; … and this...
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21._Though not without law to God. _He wished by this parenthesis to
soften the harshness of the expression, for it might. have seemed
harsh at first view to have it said, that he _had come to be with...
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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...
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TO THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW, AS WITHOUT LAW,.... Meaning the
Gentiles, who, though they were not without the law of nature, nor
without many good civil laws, by which the more cultivated and
civilize...
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To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law
to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are
without law.
Ver. 21. _That I might gain them_] A metaphor f...
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_To the Jews I became as a Jew_ Conforming myself in all things to
their manner of living, so far as I could with innocence. And,
inasmuch as in the preceding chapter the apostle directed the
Corinthi...
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THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW; the Gentiles, who had not the written law
of God.
AS WITHOUT LAW; he omitted those compliances with the ceremonial law
which he practised when among Jews.
UNDER THE LAW TO...
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Devoted work for the sake of the Gospel:...
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TO THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW, AS WITHOUT LAW, (BEING NOT WITHOUT LAW
TO GOD, BUT UNDER THE LAW TO CHRIST,) THAT I MIGHT GAIN THEM THAT ARE
WITHOUT LAW....
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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...
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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...
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OLBGrk;
It is manifest by the opposition of THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW,
mentioned in this verse, to _them under the law, _ mentioned in the
former verse, that as by the latter the Jews are understood,...
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to them that are without law [pagans and Gentiles-- Romans 2:12], _as
without law_ [Romans 6:14. He did not seek to enforce the laws of
Moses among the Gentiles, as did the Jews, and he refrained from...
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1 Corinthians 9:21 law G459 as G5613 law G459 not G3361 being G5607
(G5752) law G459 God G2316 but...
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IN FACT HE PUTS EVERYTHING INTO HIS WORK OF WINNING MEN FOR CHRIST
(9:19-26)
'For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to
all, that I might gain the more. And to the Jews I b...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 9:21. TO THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT (the) LAW without the
written law, AS WITHOUT (the) LAW reasoning with such on their own
principles; as he did with the rude idolaters of Lycaonia (Acts
14...
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TO THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT LAW
(τοις ανομοις). The heathen, those outside the Mosaic law
(Romans 2:14), not lawless (Luke 22:37; Acts 2:23; 1 Timothy 1:9)...
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WITHOUT
The expression is peculiar and might be literally rendered, "not
lawless toward God, but inlawed to Christ."
See "Law (of Christ)," (Galatians 6:2); (2 John 1:5).
It is another way of sayin...
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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...
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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...
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WHEN WITH GENTILES. Only the Jews had The Law, so everyone else was a
Gentile. Neither Paul nor any Christian preacher, was an _enforcer_ of
the Law (_compare_ Acts 15:19-21). When Paul was in Athens...
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_Unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews._
THE FLEXIBILITY OF CHRISTIANITY
In Paul’s hands the Christian ministry was like the Gift of Tongues.
The gift was one; but it fell upon...
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_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...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 9:21 THOSE OUTSIDE THE LAW.
Outside the Mosaic law, which defined the Jewish way of life. NOT...
OUTSIDE THE LAW OF GOD... THE LAW OF CHRIST. Paul seems to distingu...
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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...
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_To them that are without law, as without law._ To the Gentiles I
became as though I followed nature only as my light and leader, as the
Gentiles do. So Œcumenius, Theophylact, and Chrysostom....
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_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...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 9:1
The rights and the self denial of an apostle.
1 CORINTHIANS 9:1
An apostle's right to maintenance....
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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...
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1 Corinthians 7:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:2; Acts
15:28;...
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Without law [α ν ο μ ο ς]. As one of the Gentiles. By
intercourse with them, relinquishment of Jewish observances, and
adapting his teaching to their modes of thought. See Acts 17.
Under law [ε ν ν ο...
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To them that are without the law — The heathens. As without the law
— Neglecting its ceremonies. Being not without the law to God —
But as much as ever under its moral precepts. Under the law to Chris...