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CHAPTER IX.
_St. Paul vindicates his apostleship, and shows that he has_
_equal rights and privileges with Peter and the brethren of our_
_Lord; and that he is not bound, while doing the work of an...
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AM I NOT AN APOSTLE? - This was the point to be settled; and it is
probable that some at Corinth had denied that he could be an apostle,
since it was requisite, in order to that, to have seen the Lord...
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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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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...
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THE UNCLAIMED PRIVILEGES (1 Corinthians 9:1-14)...
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NOT. First two and fourth occurance. App-105.
APOSTLE. App-189. The texts transpose the first two questions.
NOT. Third occurance. App-105.
SEEN. App-133.
JESUS CHRIST. Jesus. App-98.
LORD. App-9...
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1 Corinthians 9:1-14. St Paul's Defence of his Apostolic Authority
1. _Am I not an apostle? am I not free?_ This chapter is devoted to a
defence of the Apostolic authority of St Paul, but there is an...
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ἘΛΕΎΘΕΡΟΣ … ἈΠΌΣΤΟΛΟΣ. This is the order of
אAB, Vulg. Peshito. Rec. inverts the order with DEFG, Vetus Lat. and
one MS. of Vulg.
1. ΟΥ̓ΧῚ ἸΗΣΟΥ͂Ν ΤῸΝ ΚΎΡΙΟΝ ἩΜΩ͂Ν
ἙΏΡΑΚΑ; One distinction drawn by St...
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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...
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_PAUL HAD CERTAIN RIGHTS 1 CORINTHIANS 9:1-6:_ The brethren at Corinth
knew and understood that Paul was an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ
and that he had been taught by the Lord Himself. The Corint...
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ΟΎΚ (G3756) используется в вопросах, на
которые ожидается утвердительный
ответ: "я свободен, не правда ли?"
ΈΛΕΎΘΕΡΟΣ (G1658) свободный; здесь:
свобода христианина (Morris; TDNT).
ΈΏΡΑΚΑ _perf. ind....
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_1 CORINTHIANS 9:1_.— St. Paul had preached the Gospel at Corinth
about two years, in all which time he had taken nothing of them, 2
Corinthians 11:7. This, by some of the opposite faction, and
partic...
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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...
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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...
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Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our
Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
AM I NOT AN APOSTLE? AM I NOT FREE? So Delta G f g. But 'Aleph (') A
B, Vulgate, read the...
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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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_(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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AM I NOT FREE] (RV puts this question first) i.e. being an Apostle, I
am free from man's authority, and could do many things I abstain from
doing for your sakes: cp. 1 Corinthians 9:19.
HAVE I NOT SEE...
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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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AM I NOT AN APOSTLE? — Better, _Am I not free? am I not an Apostle?_
such being the order of the words in the better MSS. Thus the thought
grows more naturally out of the previous chapter than it seem...
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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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οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; This question, arising out of
the foregoing §, properly comes first. The freedom supposed is that
of principle; in 1 Corinthians 9:19 it will take a personal
complexion. P. is no l...
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§ 27. PAUL'S APOSTOLIC STATUS. The Ap. is ready to forego his right
to use the idolothyta, wherever this claim hurts the susceptibilities
of any brother (1 Corinthians 8:13). He is “free” as any man i...
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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...
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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's Defense of His Apostleship
Apparently false teachers had come to Corinth. It seems they were
trying to discredit Paul as an apostle. First, they wanted to know why
he refused pay, perhaps asse...
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Am (1) I not an apostle? am I not free? (2) have I not seen Jesus
Christ our Lord? are not ye (a) my work in the Lord?
(1) Before he proceeds any further in his purposed matter of things
offered to id...
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Am not I free? The apostle in this place wishes to teach the
Corinthians, how careful and solicitous they should be not to give
cause for scandal to their neighbour, and how anxious for his
spiritual...
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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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“Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord?
are not ye my work in the Lord?”
These accumulated questions betray the emotion which seizes the
apostle as he approaches this deli...
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(1) Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ
our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? (2) If I be not an apostle
unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine
a...
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CONTENTS
The Apostle pleads the Dignity of his Office, and therefrom sheweth
his Liberty. Ministers have a just Claim, and from the Lord's
Appointment, to be maintained in their Labors by the People....
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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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1._Am I not free? _He confirms by facts what he had stated immediately
before, — that he would rather never taste of flesh during his whole
life, than give occasion of stumbling to a brother, and, at...
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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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AM I NOT AN APOSTLE? AM I NOT FREE?.... The Syriac, Ethiopic, and
Vulgate Latin versions, put the last clause first; so the Alexandrian
copy, and some other copies; and many interpreters are of opinio...
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Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our
Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
Ver. 1. _Am I not an apostle, &c._] That is to say, Do I require you
to do anything more tha...
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_Am I not_, &c. It appears from this, and several other passages of
the epistles to the Corinthians, that some of them, influenced
probably by false teachers, who had crept in among them, objected to...
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PAUL THE FREE SERVANT OF CHRIST.
Defending his Christian liberty:...
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Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ, our
Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?...
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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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AM. NOT FREE? AM. NOT AN APOSTLE? HAVE. NOT SEEN JESUS OUR LORD? ARE
NOT YE MY WORK IN THE LORD?
'Am. not free? -having the same rights and liberties as any other
Christian. Some might have been say...
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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...
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1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 9 1 CORINTHIANS 9:1,2 Paul vindicateth his
apostolical character, 1 CORINTHIANS 9:3 and right to a maintenance
from the churches, 1 CORINTHIANS 9:15 though h
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[False or factional teachers coming to Corinth expected to be
supported by the church according to the usual custom, but were
hampered by the example of Paul, who had taken nothing for his
services. T...
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Tertullian Against Praxeas
? "[182]
Tertullian On Monogamy
-shall we therefore so interpret Paul as if he demonstrates the
apostles to have had wives?[66]
Tertullian On Modesty
And, "(I think) God...
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1 Corinthians 9:1 Am G1510 (G5748) not G3756 apostle G652 Am G1510
(G5748) not G3756 free G1658 not...
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'Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?
Are you not my work in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, yet
at least I am to you, for the seal of my apostleship are you...
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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...
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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 9:1. AM I NOT FREE? AM I NOT AN APOSTLE? In this order
these two questions should undoubtedly stand, not only on the ground
of textual evidence, but from the nature of the case. The subj...
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AM I NOT FREE?
(Ουκ ειμ ελευθεροσ;). Free as a Christian from Mosaic
ceremonialism (cf. 1 Corinthians 9:19) as much as any Christian and
yet he adapts his moral independence to the principle of con...
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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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AM I NOT A FREE MAN? The false teacher at Corinth was a Christian (see
note on 1 Corinthians 3:5), but his motives were not right. He thought
the gospel was a way to get rich (1 Timothy 6:5), although...
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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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_Am I not an apostle? am I not free?_ It may be asked what connection
this has with the preceding chapter: it seems to be an abrupt
transition to another subject. I reply that Paul had spoken at the e...
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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 9:1.—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...
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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 1:1; 1 Corinthians 15:8; 1 Corinthians 15:9; 1
Corinthians 3:6;...
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Seen Jesus. See ch. 1 Corinthians 14:8; Acts 9:17; Acts 18:9; Acts
22:17; Acts 22:
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Am I not free? am I not an apostle? — That is, Have not I the
liberty of a common Christian? yea, that of an apostle? He vindicates
his apostleship, 1 Corinthians 9:1: his apostolical liberty, 1
Corin...
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The first instance which the apostle gives of his freedom and liberty
was this, That when he preached the gospel amongst them at Corinth, he
had. liberty either to live on the gospel, and take mainten...