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Verse 25. _IS TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS_] All those who contended in
these exercises went through a long state and series of painful
preparations. To this exact discipline _Epictetus_ refers, cap. 35:...
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AND EVERY MAN THAT STRIVETH FOR THE MASTERY - (ὁ
ἀγωνιζόμενος ho agōnizomenos). That “agonizes;”
that is, that is engaged in the exercise of “wrestling, boxing,”
or pitching the bar or quoit; comp...
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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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Are you not aware that those who run in the stadium all run, but only
one receives the prize? So run that you may win the prize. Now every
athlete in the games practises complete self-discipline. They...
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STRIVETH FOR THE MASTERY. Greek. _agonizomai._ See Luke 13:24. The
usual term for contending in the games.
IS TEMPERATE. exercises self-control. Greek. _enkrateuomai._ See 1
Corinthians 7:9. This ref...
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_And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all
things_ The temperance of which the Apostle speaks was no light
matter. For ten months had the candidates for a prize at these games
to...
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Exhortation to Self-restraint
24. _Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one
receiveth the prize?_ Not that this is the case in the Christian
course, but that each should manifest the...
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ΠΑ͂Σ ΔῈ Ὁ�. EVERY MAN THAT STRIVETH IN THE GAMES. R.V. The
words _might_ refer to the race. See Hebrews 12:1. So Plutarch has
ἀγωνίζεσθαι στάδιον. But 1 Corinthians 9:26 decides
in favour of the R.V....
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EXHORTATION TO SELF-RESTRAINT...
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_PAUL RAN THE RACE WELL 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24-27:_ Paul understood that
there was a race to run or a fight to win. In this section of
scripture he gave a second reason for practicing self-restraint. The...
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A CORRUPTIBLE CROWN— The Apostle alludes to the crowns at the
Olympic games, which were formed of _garlands of leaves,_ which soon
withered and perished, and which were the only rewards of the
contend...
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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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And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all
things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an
incorruptible.
STRIVETH - in wrestling: a more severe contest than t...
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25 Contestants in the Grecian games had to take an oath that they had
been ten months in training, and that they would violate none of the
regulations. They lived on a prescribed diet and exercised se...
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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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THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-DISCIPLINE. St. Paul illustrates the need of
this self-denial which he has been inculcating from the Greek games or
athletic sports, some of the most noted of which (the Isthmia...
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STRIVETH FOR THE MASTERY] RV 'striveth in the games.' TEMPERATE IN ALL
THINGS] i.e. under strict 'training' as to food, drink, and exercise.
AN INCORRUPTIBLE] 'a crown of glory that f adeth not away'...
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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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EVERY MAN THAT STRIVETH FOR THE MASTERY. — Better, _Every one that
enters into the contest._ The Greek word (_agonizomenos_) is identical
with the English “agonise.” Hence the use in devotional works...
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CHAPTER 14
NOT ALL WHO RUN WIN
IN the preceding part of this chapter Paul has proved his right to
claim remuneration from those to whom he preached the Gospel, and he
has also given his reasons for d...
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§ 30. PAUL'S ASCETICISM. The last words of § 29 indicate that the
writer feels his own salvation to be bound up in his mission to his
fellowmen. The self-denial practised for the latter of these objec...
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πᾶς δὲ ὁ ἀγωνιζόμενος κ. τ. λ.: “But every
combatant is temperate in everything they, to be sure, that they may
win a perishable garland; but we an imperishable.” The stress in the
first clause lies 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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Controlling Self To Receive The Prize
All the talk about sacrifice reminded Paul of the sacrifice and
self-control necessary to reach the heavenly goal. He used the
illustration of runners who sacrifi...
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And every man that striveth for the mastery is (s) temperate in all
things. Now they [do it] to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an
incorruptible.
(s) Uses a most excellent and moderate diet....
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He _refraineth himself, &c. Curbs his inclinations, abstains from
debauchery, and any thing that may weaken him, or hinder him from
gaining this corruptible crown, how much more ought we to practise
s...
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II. THE QUESTION CONSIDERED FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE SALVATION OF THE
STRONG THEMSELVES. 9:23-10:22.
As Paul concluded the preceding development by giving his own example,
he introduces the following...
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“Now, whoever strives for the mastery abstains from everything: they
to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.”
Edwards rightly says: “This verse reminds the Corinthians of two
things: f...
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(24) Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one
receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. (25) And every man
that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they d...
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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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_SELF-RESTRAINT_
‘Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all
things.’
1 Corinthians 9:25
‘Temperate’ is too weak a word. The Apostle refers to the great
and ungrudging _ self-restr...
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_THE INCORRUPTIBLE CROWN_
‘Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an
incorruptible.’
1 Corinthians 9:25
The few ivy leaves soon fade away. The glory is ephemeral, and the
hero is soon...
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25._Now every one that striveth. _As he had exhorted to perseverance,
it remained to state in what way they must persevere. This _second
_thing he now sets before them by a comparison taken from pugil...
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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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AND EVERY MAN THAT STRIVETH FOR THE MASTERY,.... Either in running a
race, or in wrestling; for the word here used agrees with both, and
both are in the context referred to, nor has the apostle as yet...
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And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all
things. Now they _do it_ to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an
incorruptible.
Ver. 25. _Is temperate in all things_] These luxurious...
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_Know ye not that_ In those famous games, which are kept in the
isthmus, near your city; _they who run in a race_ Εν σταδιω,
in the stadium, (so the place was called where the athletes
contended,) _ru...
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IS TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS; the Grecian racers subjected themselves to
a very severe training, that they might thus bring their body to the
most perfect condition for the race....
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AND EVERY MAN THAT STRIVES FOR THE MASTERY IS TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS.
NOW THEY DO IT TO OBTAIN A CORRUPTIBLE CROWN, BUT WE AN INCORRUPTIBLE....
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The need of self-discipline:...
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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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AND EVERY MAN THAT STRIVETH IN THE GAMES EXERCISETH SELF-CONTROL IN
ALL THINGS. NOW THEY DO IT TO RECEIVE. CORRUPTIBLE CROWN; BUT WE AN
INCORRUPTIBLE.
'striveth in the games' -'competes in the games...
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24-27 The apostle compares himself to the racers and combatants in
the Isthmian games, well known by the Corinthians. But in the
Christian race all may run so as to obtain. There is the greatest
enco...
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This is not all that is required of men that would go to heaven, that
they do not make an ill use of their liberty, using it to the
dishonour of God, or to the prejudice of others; but look as it is
w...
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And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in
all things. [As Paul denied himself that the gospel might not be
hindered, so each athlete, whether he intended to run, wrestle or
f...
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Tertullian Ad Martyras
They are kept from luxury, from daintier meats, from more pleasant
drinks; they are pressed, racked, worn out; the harder their labours
in the preparatory training, the stronge...
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1 Corinthians 9:25 And G1161 everyone G3956 competes G75 (G5740)
temperate G1467 (G5736) things G3956 G3303
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'And every man who takes part ('strives') in the games exercises
self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible
crown, but we an incorruptible.'
Furthermore let them recognise tha...
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1 Corinthians 9:25. AND EVERY MAN THAT STRIVETH IN THE GAMES IS
TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS ‘systematically practises every sort of
self-restraint' A strict course of discipline had to be practised,
faili...
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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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THAT STRIVETH IN THE GAMES
(ο αγωνιζομενος). Common verb for contest in the athletic
games (αγων), sometimes with the cognate accusative, αγωνα
αγωνιζομα as in 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7. Probab...
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1 Corinthians 9:25
I. We may take it as an undoubted fact that Christianity does make a
vast difference as regards self-denial, by strengthening and
multiplying the motives which induce us to submit t...
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1 Corinthians 9:24
The Race and the Prize.
I. The prize, in the contest that St. Paul speaks of, is a different
kind of prize from that which these Corinthians were seeking after in
their games. It w...
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The apostle Paul is here giving a description of the way in which he
made everything help toward the fulfillment of his desire to be a
faithful minister of Jesus Christ. He longed to be the means of
w...
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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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SUBMITS TO STRICT DISCIPLINE. "If you expect to have a chance to win
in the games, you must go into training to develop and strengthen your
body." THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. The wreath of flowers or pine...
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_Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things._
LAWFUL STRIVING
I. The fact that the Christian life is a striving after an end. This
text is out of joint with much of the langu...
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THE VICTOR'S CROWN
Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an
incorruptible. 1 Corinthians 9:25.
In the days of St. Paul there were held every second year near Corinth
the famous Isthm...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24 This extended athletic
metaphor would have been understood in Corinth. The city was the
location of the biennial Isthmian games, second in fame only to the
Oly...
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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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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 9:24.—His own salvation is at stake as well as that of
his hearers. He must do all these things, not only as expedients which
for his hearers’ sakes may make him a succe...
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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 15:54; 1 Peter 1:4; 1 Peter 5:4; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 P
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Striveth for the mastery [α γ ω ν ι ζ ο μ ε ν ο ς].
Better, Rev., striveth in the games, thus preserving the metaphor. The
word was the regular term for contending in the arena or on the stage.
Is tem...
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THOSE WHOM GOD CHOOSES
1 Corinthians 9:24
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are none of us who would not desire to be used of God in a large
way. This is not an unholy ambition. We should not seek great thi...
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THE SEVEN CROWNS
1 Corinthians 9:24
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The possibility of winning a crown. There are two classes of
Christians: one is the carnal, the other is the spiritual. There are
some who...
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And every one that there contendeth is temperate in all things — To
an almost incredible degree; using the most rigorous self denial in
food, sleep, and every other sensual indulgence. A corruptible c...
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It was. custom amongst those that used at Corinth the fore-mentioned
games of running and wrestling, to tie themselves to. strict
prescribed diet, both for quality and quantity, by way of preparation....