The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:1-27
The rights and the self denial of an apostle. read more
1 Corinthians 9:5-6 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:4-18
Ministerial support. Having vindicated his claim to be reckoned among the apostles of Christ, Paul proceeds to assert his right to a temporal maintenance at the hands of those to whom he ministered. The other apostles received support, not only for themselves, but also for their wives: why should he not make the same claim? Though he was unmarried, and though he had hitherto supported himself by the labour of his own hands, this did not invalidate his right. Consider— I. THE RIGHT ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:5
To lead about a sister, a wife. There can be no doubt that this represents the true reading, and that the meaning is, "We have power to lead about, that is, to travel in company with, some Christian sister to whom we are married, and who is supported at the expense of the Church." This plain meaning, however, involving the assertion that the apostles and desposyni ("the Lord's brethren") were married men, was so distasteful to the morbid asceticism which held celibacy in a sort of Manichaean... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:6
And Barnabas. Like St. Paul, Barnabas was in every respect a genuine apostle, by the Divine call ( Acts 13:2 ; Galatians 2:9 ), though not one of the twelve. He seems to have continued in his separate mission work the practice of independence which he had learnt from St. Paul. This allusion is interesting, because it is the last time that the name of Barnabas occurs, and it shows that, even after the quarrel and separation, Paul regarded him with love and esteem. To forbear working. To... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we not power? - Have we not a right? The objection here seems to have been, that Paul and Barnabas were unmarried, or at least that they traveled without wives. The objectors urged that others had wives, and that they took them with them, and expected provision to be made for them as well as for themselves. They therefore showed that they felt that they had a claim to support for their families, and that they were conscious that they were sent of God. But Paul and Barnabas had no families.... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:6
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.Power to forbear working - To abstain from labor, and to receive support as others do. The question implies a strong affirmation that they had such power. The sense is, ‘Why should I and Barnabas be regarded as having no right to support? Have we been less faithful than others? Have we done less? Have we... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 9:3-5
1 Corinthians 9:3-5. 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 expense of those among whom we labour? Does our declining the use of a privilege prove that we have it not? Have we not power to lead about with us In our apostolical travels; a sister, a wife That is, a wife who is a sister in Christ, a believer in him, and truly pious; and... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 9:6-7
1 Corinthians 9:6-7 . 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 demanding a maintenance from his disciples; and that, like Paul, he was hated for his doctrine by the Judaizers. The honourable mention which Paul makes of Barnabas in this passage deserves notice, as it shows that these good men, notwithstanding their sharp contention about... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:1-23
Paul’s example (9:1-23)The principle Paul has been teaching in the previous chapter is that no matter what rights Christians may have, they should be willing to sacrifice those rights for the sake of others. He now demonstrates that principle with a number of personal examples.Paul has the same rights as others, and in fact more, since he is an apostle. But he does not always exercise his rights. Some people have misunderstood this and think that he is not an apostle at all. Paul points out... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:1-21
The leading characteristics of a truly great gospel minister. "Am I not an apostle? am I not free?" etc. Taking these verses as a whole, they illustrate some of the leading characteristics of a truly great gospel minister, and I offer the following remarks:— I. The greater the minister of Christ, the MORE INDEPENDENT OF CEREMONIAL RESTRICTIONS . Paul was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, ministers of Christ that ever existed. He was an apostle, and had "seen... read more