1 Corinthians 9:8

1 Corinthians 14:34; 1 Corinthians 7:40; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; Isaiah 8:20; Romans 3:31; Romans 6:19

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Say I these things as a man? - Do I speak this on my own authority, or without the sanction of God? Is not this, which appears to be so reasonabl...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(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 argu...
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 enfo...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Say I, &c . The question is introduced by me ( 1 Corinthians 9:4 ), and there is an Ellipsis of "only". as-according to . Greek. kata . A...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. Say I these things as a man ? Lest any one should cavil, and say that in the things of the Lord the case is different, and therefore that...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? Say I these things as a man? - Is this only human reasoning? or does not God say in...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? As a man - I speak thus with the sanction of not merely human judgment, but...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

As a man] RV 'after the manner of men'; i.e. reasoning only from analogies of common life.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Say I these thing as a man? — He proceeds to show that his appeal is not to a human principle, but to the recognition by men of a principle which i...
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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) Who 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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Say I these things as a man ?.... After the manner of men, reasoning from things common among men, and obvious to everyone's observation: or saith...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? Ver. 8. Or saith not the law ] Not of nations only, as 1 Corinthians 9:7 , but...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Say I these things as a man Have I only human authority and reasons for what I say? or saith not the law The revealed will of God; the same? For...
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 woul...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That is, I do not speak this only rationally, or by a fallible spirit, nor do I build this assertion alone upon instances known and familiar amongst...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

'Do I speak these things after the manner of men? Or does the law not also say the same? For it is written in the law of Moses, You shall not muzzle...
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 Chri...
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 le...
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 cust...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Say I these things as a man? Or saith not the Law the same also?
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Scriptural proof and its application:
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Do I speak as a man — Barely on the authority of human reason? Does not God also say, in effect, the same thing? The ox that treadeth out the corn...

⁸ Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 9:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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