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 idols, he would show the cause of all this evil, and also take it away. That is, that the Corinthians... [ Continue Reading ]
If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the (b) seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. (b) As a seal by which it sufficiently appears that God is the author of my apostleship.... [ Continue Reading ]
(3) Mine answer to them that do (c) examine me is this, (3) He adds this by the way, as if he should say, "So far it is off, that you may doubt of my apostleship, that I use it to refute those who call it into controversy, by opposing those things which the Lord has done by me among you." (c) Whic... [ Continue Reading ]
(4) Have we not power to (d) eat and to drink? (4) "Now concerning the matter itself", he says, "seeing that I am free, and truly an apostle, why may not I (I say not, eat of all things offered to idols) be maintained by my labours, indeed and keep my wife also, as the rest of the apostles lawfully... [ Continue Reading ]
Have we not power to lead about a (e) sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? (e) One that is a Christian and a true believer.... [ Continue Reading ]
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to (f) forbear working? (f) Not live by the works of our hands.... [ Continue Reading ]
(5) Who (g) 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? (5) That he may not seem to burden the apostles, he shows that it is just that they do, by an argument of compariso... [ Continue Reading ]
(6) Say I these things (h) as a man? or saith not the law the same also? (6) Secondly, he brings forth the authority of God's institution by an argument of comparison. (h) Have I not better ground than the common custom of men?... [ Continue Reading ]
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for (i) oxen? (i) Was it God's proper intention to provide for oxen, when he made this law? For there is not the smallest thing in the world, but that God has a concern fo... [ Continue Reading ]
(7) If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? (7) An assumption of the arguments with an amplification, for neither in so doing do we require a reward appropriate for our work.... [ Continue Reading ]
(8) If others be partakers of [this] (k) power over you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. (8) Another argument of great force: others are nourished among you, therefore it was lawful for me, indeed rath... [ Continue Reading ]
(9) Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live [of the (l) things] of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are (m) partakers with the altar? (9) Last of all he brings forth the express law concerning the nourishing of the Levites, which privilege nonetheless he will not... [ Continue Reading ]
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live (n) of the gospel. (n) Because they preach the Gospel. It follows by this place, that Paul received no living, neither would have any other man receive, by a commodity of masses, or any other such superstitious nonsense.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. (10) He takes away occasion of suspicion by the way, that it might not be thought that he wrote this... [ Continue Reading ]
What is my reward then? [Verily] that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ (o) without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. (o) By taking nothing from those to whom I preach it.... [ Continue Reading ]
And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the (p) law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; (p) The word "law" in this place must be limited to the ceremonial Law.... [ Continue Reading ]
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to (q) all [men], that I might by all means save some. (q) In matters that are indifferent, which may be done or not done with a good conscience. It is as if he said, "I accommodated all customs and manners, that by all... [ Continue Reading ]
And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with (r) [you]. (r) That both I and those to whom I preach the Gospel, may receive fruit by the Gospel.... [ Continue Reading ]
(11) Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. (11) He brings in another reason for this wrong, that is, that they were given to gluttony, for there were solemn banquets of sacrifices, and the loose living of the priests was always t... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
But I keep under my (t) body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be (u) a castaway. (t) The old man which strives against the Spirit. (u) Or, "reproved". And this word "reproved" is not contrasted with the word "elect", but with... [ Continue Reading ]