1 Corinthians 9:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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? ”

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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....
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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,...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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? - It is sufficiently evident that there were persons at Corinth who que...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 11:7-9 . This, by some of the opposite faction, a...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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, rea...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 s...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Rights and Their Surrender 1 Corinthians 9:1-15 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 dif...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 ju...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 opi...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 m...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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, objecte...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Rights of a Christian Minister. A. D. 57. 1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not see...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 9 1 Corinthians 9:1,2 Paul vindicateth his apostolical character, 1 Corinthians 9:3-14 and right to a maintenance from the churches, 1 Corinthians 9:15-18 though he...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

'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 yo...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 h...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 intro...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

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? Undoubte...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 9:1-46 The rights and the self denial of an apostle. 1 Corinthians 9:1-46 An apostle's right to maintenance. 1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I not an apostle I a...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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?
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:1 ; 1 Corinthians 15:8 ; 1 Corinthians 15:9 ; 1 Corinthians 3:6 ; 1 Corinthians 4:14 ; 1 Corinthians 4:15 ; 1 Corinthians 9:19 ; 1 Corinthians 9:2 ; 1 Corinthians 9:3 ; 1 Ti...
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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 9:1-3 : his apostolical liberty,...

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 9:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 9:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Corinthians 9:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 9:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes