고린도전서 9:1-23 KRV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:5

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife ,.... The phrase "a sister, a wife", is an Hebraism, and answers to אחתיכלה , "my sister, spouse", Song of Solomon 4:9 . The Jews called their wives, sisters, not on account of religion, which also is not the meaning here; but because of the common relation that men and women, all mankind, stand in to one another, antecedent to any nearer relation, as that of man and wife. The sense the Papists put on these words, to secure them from being... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:6

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 forbear working ? that is, with their hands, at their trades and occupations, to get their living by: Paul worked at his trade, and so it seems Barnabas did likewise: Paul wrought with his hands at Corinth, in company with Aquila and Priscilla, they being tentmakers as he, Acts 18:3 and so he did... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:7

Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges ?.... Some people have done so, as did the Habessines F5 Ludolph. Hist. Ethiop. l. 2. c. 14. , and the ancient Romans F6 Liv. Hist. l. 4. prope finem. Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 6. c. 22. ; though before the apostle wrote this, the senate had made an act, that the soldiers should have a stipend from the public; and this being now so common, and universally obtaining everywhere, the apostle puts the question he does; and his... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:8

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 not the law the same also ? As the subject the apostle is upon was capable of being illustrated and confirmed by instances common unto, and easy of observation among men; so it might be supported by divine authority; it was not only a clear point from the reason of things, but was certain by the law of God. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:9

For it is written in the law of Moses ,.... Deuteronomy 25:4 Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn . The manner of threshing, or beating out the corn among the Jews, was not the same with ours; it was not done by the flail, at least not always, but by the means of oxen; and by these not only treading upon it to and fro, but drawing a wooden instrument after them, the bottom of which was stuck with iron teeth, and the top of it filled with stones, to press... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:10

Or saith he it altogether for our sakes ,.... That is, God says this, or delivers out this law, forbidding the muzzling the ox, while it treads out the corn; not merely for the sake of the ox, but chiefly for the sake of men; and so Jarchi upon the place says, that the ox is mentioned, להוציא את אדם , "to express man"; and so another of the Jewish writers F13 R. Menuachcm apud Ainsworth on Deut. xxii. 7. & Drusium in loc. interprets the law in Deuteronomy 22:6 . "Thou shalt... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:11

If we have sown unto you spiritual things ,.... The preachers of the Gospel are compared to sowers of seed; the seed they sow is the word of God, which is like to seed, for its smallness and despicableness in the eyes of carnal men; and yet as the seed is the choicest which is laid by for sowing, the Gospel is most choice and excellent to true believers; like seed, it has a generative virtue through divine influence; and whereas unless sown into the earth, it brings forth no fruit, so... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:12

If others are partakers of this power over you ,.... Meaning not any tyrannical power and jurisdiction over them, with respect either to faith or practice; but the right of a maintenance, which either the false apostles, or the true ordinary ministers of the word there, justly claimed, and did enjoy: are not we rather ? he and Barnabas, especially himself, who was more than an ordinary minister, an apostle, and the first preacher of the Gospel to them: nevertheless, we have not used... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:13

Do ye not know, that they which minister about holy things ,.... Not the priests in the temples of the Heathen deities, as the Ethiopic version suggests; but the priests in the temple at Jerusalem, who were employed in slaying the sacrifices, taking off their skins, cutting them into pieces, laying them in order with the wood upon the altar, and burning them, with other services they there performed, which were well known to the Corinthians, many of this church being Jews: live of the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:14

Even so hath the Lord ordained ,.... That is, the Lord Jesus Christ, in Matthew 10:10 it is an order and appointment of his that his ministering servants, who labour in preaching his Gospel, should be sufficiently taken care of, as to a comfortable livelihood; he has not indeed fixed it in the same way as the priests and Levites had theirs under the law; but as the one was just and right, that they should be maintained out of the things belonging to the temple and altar, and live on them,... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:14

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