Geneva Study Bible Commentary
1 Corinthians 9:25
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.
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.
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:...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
EXHORTATION TO SELF-RESTRAINT...
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....
_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...
ΆΓΩΝΙΖΌΜΕΝΟΣ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΑΓΩΝΊΖΟΜΑΙ (G75) участвовать в спортивном соревновании, бороться. Об отношении греков, римлян и иудеев к спортивным соревнованиям _см._ РАМ, 16-75; особо об...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_(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...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
§ 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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
(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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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....
The need of self-discipline:...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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'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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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 9:24.—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...
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 15:54; 1 Peter 1:4; 1 Peter 5:4; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 P
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....