“ Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? ”
Or I only and Barnabas - Paul and Barnabas had worked together as tent-makers at Corinth; Acts 18:3 . From this fact it had been inferred that they “knew” that they had no claim to a support....
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to (f) forbear working? (f) Not live by the works of our hands.
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...
Barnabas . It would appear then that Barnabas adopted the same method as Paul, of working for his living. to forbear working . of not (Greek. me) working.
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? Or I only and Barnabas - Have we alone of all the apostles no right to be supported by our converts? It appears from this, 1. That the a...
Or I only, and Barnabas— From this expression one would think that the Judaizing Christians, who were the main cause of St. Paul's uneasiness in this respect, had a peculiar spleen against these tw...
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? Barnabas - long the associate of Paul. He, too, forbore to claim the minister's right of maintenance. Paul supported himself by t...
(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...
Or I only and Barnabas. — “Or” here does not introduce a question which implies a new right in addition to the rights already claimed, but it completes the argument. Granting the existence of the r...
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...
Or I only and Barnabas ,.... Who were for a great while companions and fellow travellers; are we alone? are we exempted from those rights and privileges, common to others? have not we power to for...
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? Ver. 6. To forbear working ] At our trade? Yes, or else I should easily be of Melancthon's mind, who when one had said of the ministr...
Or I only and Barnabas Of all the preachers of the gospel; have not we power to forbear working With our hands? “From this it appears that Barnabas, as well as Paul, preached the gospel without d...
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,...
Are I and Barnabas the only apostles who are obliged for our livelihood to work with our hands? As Paul did, Acts 18:3 , making tents. We certainly, as well as the rest of the apostles, if we woul...
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 4:11 ; 1 Corinthians 4:12 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:9 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 ; Acts 11:22 ; Acts 13:1 ; Acts 13:2 ; Acts 13:50 ; Acts 14:12 ; Acts 15:36 ; Acts 15:37 ; Acts 18:3...
To forbear working — With our hands.