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1 CORINTHIANS 9:15 ouvdei.j kenw,sei {B}
According to the view of a majority of the Committee the earliest
reading is that supported by î46 a* B D* 33 1739 itd syrp _al_. Not
observing that after h;...
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Verse 1 Corinthians 9:15. _NEITHER HAVE I WRITTEN_, c.] Though I might
plead the authority of God in the law, of Christ in the Gospel, the
common consent of our own doctors, and the usages of civil so...
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BUT I HAVE USED NONE OF THESE THINGS - I have not urged and enforced
this right. I have chosen to support myself by the labor of my own
hands. This had been objected to him as a reason why he could no...
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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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But I have claimed none of these rights. I am not writing this to
claim that these privileges should be extended to me. I would rather
die than let anyone make ineffective my boast that I take nothing...
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NEITHER HAVE. WRITTEN. and. wrote not (Greek. _ou)_.
THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._
UNTO. in (App-104.), i.e. in my case.
BETTER, &C. = well for me to die, rather.
ANY MAN. Greek. _tis._ App-...
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St Paul's use of his Christian liberty is restrained by the thought of
the needs of others
15. _But I have used none of these things_ Having disposed of the
objections against his claims to Apostleshi...
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ΟΥ̓ ΚΈΧΡΗΜΑΙ ΟΥ̓ΔΕΝΊ אABCDEFG. οὐδενὶ
ἐχρησάμην rec.
ΟΥ̓ΔΕῚΣ ΚΕΝΏΣΕΙ. κενώσει is read by אABCDEFG,
οὐδείς by אBD Vetus Lat. A reads οὐθεὶς μή. FG read
τις. The rec. ἵνα τις is supported by C and proba...
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ST PAUL’S USE OF HIS CHRISTIAN LIBERTY IS RESTRAINED BY THE THOUGHT
OF THE NEEDS OF OTHERS...
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_PAUL WAS A SERVANT OF ALL 1 CORINTHIANS 9:15-23:_ Paul had many
rights that he willingly gave up in order to preach the gospel and to
win lost souls. He wrote, "But I have used none of these things:...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Relinquishment of Rights (1 Corinthians 9:15-18)
15 But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing
this to secure any such provision. For I would rather...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Text_
1 Corinthians 9:12-18. Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we
bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of
Christ. 13 Know ye not that they tha...
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But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these
things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me
to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
Paul'...
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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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I HAVE USED NONE OF THESE THINGS] The Apostle was the more free to
advocate the principle 'that they who preach the gospel should live of
the gospel,' because his own refusal of support kept him free...
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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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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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BUT I. — Again, after the assertion of the right, we have the
statement that though he had vindicated the right by the highest and
unquestionable authority of Christ Himself, the Apostle had not seen...
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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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§ 29. PAUL'S RENOUNCEMENT OF RIGHT FOR THE GOSPEL'S SAKE. The Ap. has
been insisting all this time on the right of Christ's ministers to
material support from those they serve, in order that for his o...
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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...
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_a_. “But for my part, I have used none of these things:” does
Paul mean “none of the privileges” included in the above
ἐξουσία ? or “none of the reasons” by which they have been
enforced (so Hf [1335...
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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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Physical Rewards for Spiritual Service
Spiritual blessings are beyond value, so paying the laborer who
brought such was a good exchange. Other cases of spiritual debt being
repaid with material goods...
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But I have used none of these things: (10) neither have I written
these things, that it should be so done unto me: for [it were] better
for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
...
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“But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these
things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me
to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.”
Paul...
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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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(15) But I have used none of these things: neither have I written
these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better
for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void. (16...
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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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15._Nor have I written these things _As he might seem to be making it
his aim, that in future a remuneration should be given him by the
Corinthians, he removes that suspicion, and declares that, so fa...
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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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BUT I HAVE USED NONE OF THESE THINGS,.... Either none of these
arguments or reasons, for a minister's maintenance, taken from the
reason of things, the law of Moses, the examples of the priests and
Le...
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But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these
things, that it should be so done unto me: for _it were_ better for me
to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
Ver....
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_But_ Though my right to a maintenance, as an apostle, be established
by the precepts both of the law and of the gospel; _I have used none
of those things_ During my abode among you, as you well know;...
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USED NONE OF THESE THINGS; he had not required them to support him,
nor did he write this to induce them to do it. He judged that such was
then the peculiar state of things, that he could do more good...
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BUT I HAVE USED NONE OF THESE THINGS, NEITHER HAVE I WRITTEN THESE
THINGS THAT IT SHOULD BE SO DONE UNTO ME; FOR IT WERE BETTER FOR ME TO
DIE THAN THAT ANY MAN SHOULD MAKE MY GLORYING VOID.
Lest any m...
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The duty of hearers:...
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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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BUT. HAVE USED NONE OF THESE THINGS: AND. WRITE NOT THESE THINGS THAT
IT MAY BE SO DONE IN MY CASE; FOR IT WERE GOOD FOR ME RATHER TO DIE,
THAN THAT ANY MAN SHOULD MAKE MY GLORIFYING VOID.
'But. have...
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15-23 It is the glory of a minister to deny himself, that he may
serve Christ and save souls. But when a minister gives up his right
for the sake of the gospel, he does more than his charge and offic...
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Though I have such a liberty to marry as well as others, and a liberty
to demand a maintenance of those to whom I preach the gospel, yet I
have done neither. Nor do I now write to that purpose, that I...
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But I have used none of these things [i. e., these rights]: _and I
write not these things that it may be so done in my case_ [Paul had a
right to receive wages for his labor, and this right was guaran...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
Of this he boasted, and suffered no man to rob him of such glory[327]
Tertullian On Modesty
With what kind of superciliousness, on the contrary, was he compelled
t...
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1 Corinthians 9:15 But G1161 I G1473 used G5530 (G5662) none G3762
things G5130 G1161 nor G3756 written
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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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'But I have used none of these things, and I do not write these things
that it may be so done in my case, for it were good for me rather to
die, than that any man should make my glorifying void.'
But...
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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 9:15. BUT I HAVE USED NONE OF THESE THINGS availed
myself of none of these rights (the “ _I_ ” here is emphatic)
AND I WRITE [2] NOT THESE THINGS THAT IT MAY BE SO DONE IN MY CASE;
FOR...
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FOR IT WERE GOOD FOR ME TO DIE, THAN THAT ANY MAN SHOULD MAKE MY
GLORYING VOID
(καλον γαρ μο μαλλον αποθανειν η το
καυχημα μου ουδεις κενωσε). The tangled syntax
of this sentence reflects the intens...
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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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BUT I HAVEN'T MADE USE. "Even though I have shown you that both the
Law and the gospel authorize these rights for me, I have purposely not
used them!" From here on Paul finishes this chapter writing i...
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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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_But I have used none of these things._
PAUL’S CONDUCT
I. Does not establish a general rule. Because--
1. He maintains his right.
2. Voluntarily concedes it.
3. Under particular circumstances.
I...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 9:15 I HAVE MADE NO USE. Paul
occasionally received support from churches for preaching the gospel
(2 Corinthians 11:8
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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 9:15. USED.—As in 1 Corinthians 9:12. “Have not
availed myself of my right, nor urged upon you the Law of Moses and
the Lord Christ’s command.” For Paul’s sensitiveness...
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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 4:12; 1 Corinthians 9:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2
Corinthians 11:9;...
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It were better for me to die than — To give occasion to them that
seek occasion against me, 2 Corinthians 11:12....
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The apostle having thus asserted his liberty, now shows his great
moderation in the use of it: although he had. liberty to marry, and to
demand maintenance for his ministry as well as others, yet he d...