What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth. vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth. flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
'What soldier' -'Did you ever hear of. man serving in the army at his own expense..' (NEB)
This verse points out that wages for service is the rule in all employment.
Argument From the Law of Moses:
Verse 1 Corinthians 9:7. _WHO GOETH A WARFARE - AT HIS OWN CHARGES?_] These questions, which are all supposed from the necessity and propriety of the cases to be answered in the _affirmative_, tend m...
WHO GOETH A WARFARE ... - Paul now proceeds to illustrate the right which he knew ministers had to a support 1 Corinthians 9:7, and then to show the reason why he had not availed himself of that right...
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...
GOETH. WARFARE. serves as. soldier. Greek. _strateuomai._ Occ elsewhere, Luke 3:14 (which see). 2Co 10:3. 1 Timothy 1:18; 2 Timothy 2:4.James 4:1;...
_Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges?_ The charge is now refuted on five different grounds. The first argument is derived from the analogy of human conduct. Three instances are given, (1)...
ΤῸΝ ΚΑΡΠΌΝ אABCDFG. ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ E, Vulg. Peshito. Some copies of the Vetus Lat. have text and some follow rec. 7. ΤΊΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΕΎΕΤΑΙ. The charge is now refuted on five different grounds. The first arg...
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...
ΣΤΡΑΤΕΎΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΣΤΡΑΤΕΎΩ (G4754) быть солдатом, нести военную службу, служить в армии. Гномический _praes._ подчеркивает вневременную истину (SMT, 8). ΌΨΩΝΊΟΙΣ _dat. pl._ от...
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...
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? The minister is spiri...
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...
WHO GOETH A WARFARE] The Apostles were spiritual soldiers, husbandmen, shepherds....
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...
WHO GOETH A WARFARE ANY TIME AT HIS OWN CHARGES? — Three illustrations from human life and business show that the principle which has been adopted in the Christian Church is not exceptional. A soldier...
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 9:7-15 _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...
puts the question under three figures virtual arguments from nature drawn from the _camp_, the _vineyard_, the _flock_. These figures had been similarly used by our Lord: (1) in Luke 11:21 f., 1 Corin...
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...
Paul's Rights As An Apostle The church should feed its workers. As an apostle, Paul claimed the right to receive food and drink for his labors. It would seem most of the apostles were married. Paul an...
(5) Who (g) 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? (5) That he may...
VV. 7. “Who goeth a warfare at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?” The gospel is profoundly hu...
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...
(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...
7._Who hath gone a warfare at his own charges? _It is the present tense that is used (483) as meaning — is _accustomed to go _a warfare. I have, however, with the view of taking off somewhat of the ha...
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...
WHO GOETH A WARFARE ANY TIME AT HIS OWN CHARGES?.... Some people have done so, as did the Habessines e, and the ancient Romans f; though before the apostle wrote this, the senate had made an act, that...
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? Ver. 7. _Who goeth a wa...
_Or I only and Barnabas_ Of all the preachers of the gospel; _have not we power to forbear working_ With our hands? “From this it appears that Barnabas, as well as Paul, preached the gospel without de...
PAUL THE FREE SERVANT OF CHRIST. Defending his Christian liberty:...
WHO GOETH A WARFARE ANY TIME AT HIS OWN CHARGES? WHO PLANTS A VINEYARD AND EATETH NOT OF THE FRUIT THEREOF? OR WHO FEEDETH A FLOCK AND EATETH NOT OF THE MILK OF THE FLOCK? Paul had stated the guiding...
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...
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...
WHO GOETH A WARFARE ANY TIME AT HIS OWN CHARGES? The work of the ministry is _a warfare, _ the minister's work in that age was so in a more eminent manner, as the opposition to those first ministers o...
What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [In the East, vine-dressers an...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V he begins with a copious induction of examples-of soldiers, and shepherds, and husbandmen.[321]...
1 Corinthians 9:7 Who G5101 war G4754 (G5731) at G4218 own G2398 expense G3800 Who G5101 plants G5452 ...
'What soldier ever serves paying his own costs? Who plants a vineyard, and does not eat its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and does not eat of the milk of the flock?' This principle of having the right...
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 9:7. WHAT SOLDIER EVER SERVETH AT HIS OWN CHARGES? WHO PLANTETH A VINEYARD, AND EATETH NOT THE FRUIT THEREOF? OR WHO FEEDETH A FLOCK, etc....
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...
WHAT SOLDIER EVER SERVETH? (τις στρατευετα ποτε;). "Who ever serves as a soldier?" serves in an army (στρατος). Present middle of old verb στρατευω.AT HIS OWN CHARGES (ιδιοις οψωνιοις). This late...
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...
WHAT SOLDIER? He uses three examples to show his right to receive a salary from them: (1) soldiers were paid to go on a campaign; (2) farmers ate their own produce; (3) shepherds used milk from their...
_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 9:7 With three examples from everyday life, Paul observes the obvious principle that those who work hard should benefit from their labor. ⇐
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 3:6; 1 Peter 5:2; 1 Timothy 1:18; 1 Timothy 6:12;...
Goeth a warfare [σ τ ρ α τ ε υ ε τ α ι]. The "a" in a warfare is the abbreviated preposition on or in, as a coming, afield, going a pilgrimage. In the Geneva Bible, Deuteronomy 24:5 is rendered, "When...
As if the apostle had said, "As soldiers are paid by those that employ them, and as husbandmen and shepherds live upon the fruits of their labours, so may I, and all the ministers of the gospel with m...