고린도전서 9:7-16, 고린도전서 9:7-23 KRV

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

John Gill

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 Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have used none of these things ,.... Either none of these arguments or reasons, for a minister's maintenance, taken from the reason of things, the law of Moses, the examples of the priests and Levites, and the order and appointment of Christ, in favour of himself, and that he might be provided for by them accordingly; or none of the things he had a right to do as other apostles, as to eat and drink at the public expense, to lead about with him a sister, a wife, had he any, and to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:16

For though I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to glory of ,.... The sense is not, that if he preached the Gospel in order for a livelihood, and to serve his private advantage, he should have no room for glorying; since, if this was the case, he should be obliged to do it, or perish for want: but his meaning is, that though he preached the Gospel ever so well, or ever so freely, and might glory before men, and against the false teachers, who insulted him in his character and office; yet not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:7

Who goeth a warfare - at his own charges? - These questions, which are all supposed from the necessity and propriety of the cases to be answered in the affirmative, tend more forcibly to point out that the common sense of man joins with the providence of God in showing the propriety of every man living by the fruits of his labor. The first question applies particularly to the case of the apostle, τις στρατευεται ιδιοις οψωνιοις· Does a soldier provide his own victuals? Οψωνιον is used to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:8

Say I these things as a man? - Is this only human reasoning? or does not God say in effect the same things? See note on Romans 6:19 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:9

Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox - See this largely explained in the note on Deuteronomy 25:4 ; (note). Doth God take care for oxen? - This question is to be understood thus: Is it likely that God should be solicitous for the comfort of oxen, and be regardless of the welfare of man? In this Divine precept the kindness and providential care of God are very forcibly pointed out. He takes care of oxen; he wills them all that happiness of which their nature is susceptible; and can... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:10

And he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope - Instead of ὁ αλοων της ελπιδος αυτου μετεχειν, επ ' ελπιδι , many of the best MSS. and versions read the passage thus: ὁ αλοων επ ' ελπιδι του μετεχειν· And he who thresheth in hope of partaking. "The words της ελπιδος , which are omitted by the above, are," says Bp. Pearce, "superfluous, if not wrong; for men do not live in hope to partake of their hope, but to partake of what was the object and end of their hope.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:11

If we have sown unto you spiritual things - If we have been the means of bringing you into a state of salvation by the Divine doctrines which we have preached unto you, is it too much for us to expect a temporal support then we give ourselves up entirely to this work? Every man who preaches the Gospel has a right to his own support and that of his family while thus employed. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:12

If others be partakers of this power - If those who in any matter serve you have a right to a recompense for that service, surely we who have served you in the most essential matters have a right to our support while thus employed in your service. We have not used this power - Though we had this right, we have not availed ourselves of it, but have worked with our hands to bear our own charges, lest any of you should think that we preached the Gospel merely to procure a temporal support,... read more

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:12

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