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1 Corinthians 9:10
Or saith He it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he that plows should plow in hope, and that he that threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Or saith He it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he that plows should plow in hope, and that he that threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
1 CORINTHIANS 9:10 evpV evlpi,di tou/ mete,cein The reading that best explains the origin of the others is evpV evlpi,di tou/ mete,cein (î46 a* (A) B C P 33 69 vg syrp, h copsa, bo, fay arm _al_...
Verse 1 Corinthians 9:10. _AND HE THAT THRESHETH IN HOPE SHOULD BE PARTAKER OF_ _HIS HOPE._] Instead of ὁ αλοων της ελπιδος αυτου μετεχειν, επ' ελπιδι, many of the best MSS. and versions read the pa...
OR SAITH HE IT ALTOGETHER FOR OUR SAKES? - The word “altogether” (πάντως pantōs) cannot mean that this was the “sole” and “only” design of the law, to teach that ministers of the gospel were entitle...
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...
FOR OUR SAKES. on account of (Greek. _dia_. App-104. 1 Corinthians 9:2) us. IS. was. PLOWETH. Greek. _arotriao._ Only here and Luke 17:7. SHOULD. ought to. IN. upon. App-104. THRESHETH. See...
_he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope_ In this verse we may observe (1) that the word translated _treadeth out_in 1 Corinthians 9:9 is here rendered threshing, because the usual Ea...
ἘΠ' ἘΛΠΊΔΙ ΤΟΥ͂ ΜΕΤΈΧΕΙΝ אABC Peshito. And so (with _fructus_ added) Vulg. Rec. τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ μετέχειν ἐπ' ἐλπίδι with E. 10. ΔΙ' ἩΜΑ͂Σ. ‘On account of us preachers of the Gospel.’ ΓΆΡ. ‘Yes, fo...
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...
ΔΙ' ΉΜΆΣ (G1223; G1473) из-за нас, ради нас. Либо ссылка на людей вообще, либо конкретно на учителей, ΠΆΝΤΩΣ (G117) _adv._ точно, полностью, то есть в любом случае (Grosheide). ΓΆΡ (G1063) так. В от...
ALTOGETHER— _On the whole._ It cannot be thought that God had no regard at all to the brute creatures, in such precepts as these; and therefore it is better to render παντως, by _on the whole,_ than _...
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...
Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. ALTOG...
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...
9:10 For (a-10) These two 'fors' are an example of the rapidity of the apostle's style. To make the sense hang together, we should have to add, in the first case, 'not as a man merely,' or, 'surely i...
_(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...
ALTOGETHER] or, 'really,' 'certainly.' HE THAT THRESHETH IN HOPE, etc.] RV 'He that thresheth to thresh in hope of partaking.' The same principle which applies to oxen holds good of human labourers, a...
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...
THAT HE THAT PLOWETH SHOULD PLOW IN HOPE. — There is considerable variation in the MSS. here. The best rendering of the text is, _that the plougher is bound to plough in hope, and the thresher_ (_to t...
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...
1 Corinthians 9:8-10 _a_. μὴ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον κ. τ. λ.; “Am I saying these things as any man might do” in accordance with human practice (as just seen in 7)? κατὰ ἄνθρ., in contrast with what ὁ νόμος λέγ...
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...
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...
“Or saith He it not altogether for our sakes? Yea, for our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that plougheth should plough in hope; and that he that thresheth should partake of the object hoped...
(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...
10._Because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope. _There is a twofold reading in this passage, even in the Greek manuscripts, but the one that is more generally received is — _He that thrasheth_, _in...
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...
OR SAITH HE IT ALTOGETHER FOR OUR SAKES,.... That is, God says this, or delivers out this law, forbidding the muzzling the ox, while it treads out the corn; not merely for the sake of the ox, but chie...
Or saith he _it_ altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, _this_ is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. Ver...
_Say I these things as a man_ Have I only human authority and reasons for what I say? _or saith not the law_ The revealed will of God; _the same? For it is written_ Deuteronomy 25:4, _Thou shalt not m...
FOR OUR SAKES-THIS IS WRITTEN; to show that it is the will of God that ministers of the gospel should receive support from the people for whom they labor, and that all who labor are entitled to a just...
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...
OR SAITH HE IT ASSUREDLY FOR OUR SAKE? YEA, FOR OUR SAKE IT WAS WRITTEN: BECAUSE HE THAT PLOWETH OUGHT TO PLOW IN HOPE, AND HE THAT THRESHETH, TO THRESH IN HOPE OF PARTAKING. 'for our sake it was wr...
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...
Not that the law, DEUTERONOMY 25:4, did primarily reveal God's will for the maintenance of ministers; for undoubtedly it did primarily oblige them, according to the letter of it, not to deal cruelly a...
or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, to thresh in hope of partaking. [Those fond of carping an...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book II to the refreshment[220] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII Now the law dies to him who has gone up to the condition of blessedness, and no longer lives under t...
1 Corinthians 9:10 Or G2228 say G3004 (G5719) altogether G3843 for G1223 our G2248 sakes G1223 For G1223
'Do I speak these things after the manner of men? Or does the law not also say the same? For it is written in the law of Moses, You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the corn. Is it for the o...
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 9:10. OR ... FOR OUR SAKE? to teach this general lesson, THAT HE THAT PLOWETH OUGHT TO PLOW IN HOPE... OF PARTAKING. [1] IF WE SOWED UNTO YOU SPIRITUAL THINGS, IS IT A GREAT MATTER THAT...
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...
HE THAT PLOUGHETH (ο αροτριων). Late verb αροτριαω, to plough, for the old αροω from αροτρον (plough), in LXX and rare in papyri.IN HOPE OF PARTAKING (επ' ελπιδ του μετεχειν). The infinitive αλοαι...
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...
OF COURSE THIS WAS WRITTEN FOR US. To teach us that we ought to support those who work to help us. _Material gain_ is not in itself a _bad motive!_ Both the man who plows and the man who reaps expect...
_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...
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...
_Or saith He it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes no doubt this is written._ The argument is here, as so often in S. Paul's writings, from the mystical, not the literal sense; or rather it is an...
_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 3:9; 2 Corinthians 4:15; 2 Timothy 2:6; John 4:35;...
Altogether [π α ν τ ω ς]. Better, as Rev., in margin, as He doubtless doth, or, as American Rev., assuredly. In hope [ε π ε λ π ι δ ι]. See on Romans 8:21. Resting on hope. Compare Aeschylus : "When...
He who ploweth ought to plow in hope — Of reaping. This seems to be a proverbial expression. And he that thresheth in hope — Ought not to be disappointed, ought to eat the fruit of his labours. And ou...