“ Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, ”
Mine answer - Greek Ἡ ἐμὴ ἀπολογία Hē emē apologia. My “apology;” my defense. The same word occurs in Acts 22:1 ; Acts 25:16 ; 2 Corinthians 7:11 ; Philippians 1:7 , Philippians 1...
(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 c...
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...
answer . defence. Greek. apologia . See Acts 22:1 . examine . App-122.
3. My defense. Apart from the principal matter that he has at present in hand, it appears also to have been his intention to beat down, in passing, the calumnies of those who clamored agains...
Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, Mine answer to them - Ἡ εμη απολογια τοις εμε ανακρινουσιν· This is my defense against those who examine me. The words are forensic; and the apostle c...
Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, To them that do examine me - who call in question mine apostleship. Is this - namely, that you are the seal of mine apostleship.
(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...
Mine answer.... — The verse refers to what has gone before, and not to what follows. That (emphatic) is my answer to those who examine me as to the truth of my Apostleship. Both the words “answ...
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...
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...
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) 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? (2) If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine...
Mine answer to them that do examine me is this. These words are referred by some to the following, as if the apostle's answer lay in putting the questions he does in the next verses; but they rathe...
Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, Ver. 3. Mine answer to them, &c. ] Or, this is mine apology to those that cavil and quarrel my calling, viz. that I have converted you and othe...
Mine answer My apology; to them that examine and censure me As to this part of my conduct, is this which follows. Have we not power I and my fellow-labourers; to eat and to drink At the exp...
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...
Rights of a Christian Minister. A. D. 57. 3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,...
These words may be understood in a double reference: either to what went before; then the sense is this: To those that examine me about my apostleship, this is my answer; That I have seen the Lord, t...
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 W...
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 . 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...
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...
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...
Paul the Free Servant of Christ. Defending his Christian liberty:
1 Corinthians 14:37 ; 2 Corinthians 10:7 ; 2 Corinthians 10:8 ; 2 Corinthians 12:16-19 ; 2 Corinthians 13:10 ; 2 Corinthians 13:3 ; 2 Corinthians 13:5 ; 2 Timothy 4:16 ; Acts 22:1 ; Acts 25...
My answer to them who examine me — Concerning my apostleship. Is this — Which I have now given.