1 Corinthians 9:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. ”

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the gospel’s sake - That it may be advanced, and may be successful. That I might be partaker thereof with you - You hope to be saved. You regard yourselves as Christians; and I wish to gi...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
1 Corinthians 9:23 - 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 9:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

might be . may become. partaker . Greek. sunkoinonos. See Romans 11:17 . you . it, i.e. the gospel. Sharer in its triumphs.
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

23. That I may become a partaker of it. As the Corinthians might think with themselves, that this was a peculiarity in Paul’s case on the ground of his office, he argues, from the very desig...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1966 THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF CHRISTIAN LIBERTY 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 . Though I be free from all men, yet hare I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto th...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you . And this I do for the Gospel's sake - Instead of τουτο, this, παντα, all things, (I do all things for the Gospel's sa...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

That I might be partaker, &c.— That I may share in its benefits. Heylin. There is nothing for with you in the original. The words seem to refer to the satisfaction which St. Paul found, in...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. This. 'Aleph (') A B C Delta G f g read "all things." Partaker thereof (Greek, 'fellow-partaker') - of the...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(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...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And this I do... — Better, And all things I do for the gospel’s sake: such being the reading of the best MSS. Here a new thought is introduced. From them for whom he labours, the Apostle turns fo...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - 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 9:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Under Bondage to All” 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 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 r...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - 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 9:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(19) For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. (20) And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are und...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

COMPREHENSIVE CHRISTIANITY ‘Unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; … and this...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And this I do for the Gospel's sake ,.... The Alexandrian copy and some others read, "all things I do", c. and so the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions that is, he became all things to all men, an...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you . Ver. 23. That I might be partaker ] i.e. That I might be saved together with you. For the bell may call men to...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

To the Jews I became as a Jew Conforming myself in all things to their manner of living, so far as I could with innocence. And, inasmuch as in the preceding chapter the apostle directed the Corinth...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - 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 9:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle's Devotedness. A. D. 57. 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Paul had two great ends which he aimed at in this denial of himself in these points of liberty; the one was the doing good to the souls both of Jews and Gentiles, this he had before instance...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

'To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. And I do all things for the gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 sensit...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
1 Corinthians 9:23 - 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 9:23 - 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 9:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Devoted work for the sake of the Gospel:
1 Corinthians 9:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 9:12 ; 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 ; 1 John 1:3 ; 1 Peter 5:1 ; 2 Corinthians 2:4 ; 2 Timothy 2:10 ; 2 Timothy 2:6 ; Galatians 2:5 ; Hebrews 3:1 ; Hebrews 3:14 ; Mark 8:35

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:23 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 9:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 9:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 9:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge