Or. only and Barnabas, have we not. right to forbear working?

'and Barnabas' -another well known Christian evangelist who had also supported himself in. trade. 'The allusion implies wide-spread knowledge of the career of Barnabas.' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 847)

'forbear working' -'to work, is the regular word for manual labor'. (Vincent p. 229) Working for their own support.

'The implication is that the problem for the Corinthians is not simply that he took no support from them..but that he supported himself in the demeaning fashion of working at. trade. What kind of activity is this for one who would be an "apostle of our Lord Jesus Christ"?' (Fee p. 404)

For Paul's earning. living by his own hands see (1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:7; Acts 18:3; Acts 20:34).

Arguments From Commonplace Realities:

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