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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:11

'If we have sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your fleshly things?' So the Scripture is here declaring that those who sow spiritual things should be able to reap from the 'fleshly' things that are possessed by those to whom they sow spiritual things, those who are blessed by the spiritual things. That should only be as expected. Note the change to 'we'. This probably includes his fellow-workers who were with him in Corinth as 1 Corinthians 9:12 confirms. read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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 roughshod over scruples they despised, by his own refusal to insist on his apostolic rights. He too was free, was an apostle, had received his commission from the risen Lord, his apostleship to the Corinthians was indubitably attested by his work among them. He (? and his colleagues) may accept... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:11

By spiritual things the apostle meaneth the doctrine and sacraments of the gospel; which are called spiritual things, because they come from heaven, they affect the soul and spirit of a man, they tend to make men spiritual, they prepare the soul for heaven. By carnal things he means things which only serve our bodies, which are our carnal, fleshly part. From the inequality of these things, and the excellency of the former above the latter, the apostle argueth the reasonableness of ministers’... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:1-14

CRITICAL NOTES1 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 he submits to such limitations (1 Corinthians 9:19-22) upon his liberty as, e.g., in 1 Corinthians 8:13; or as this in question, that he should maintain himself by his manual labour, whereas he was also “free” to demand Church maintenance for himself if he had chosen. Apostle.—He had once been the Apostle... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 Corinthians 9:11

carnel i.e. things for the body. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Shall we turn in our Bibles to I Corinthians, chapter 9.I could do a lot of things I don't do. The reason why I don't do them is I do not want to be an offense unto a weaker brethren and destroy his relationship with God because of my own liberty in Christ. This is essentially what Paul is saying to the Corinthians. And he is telling them that they should be careful in their exercise of their own freedom in Christ, that they would not use it in such a way as it could be a stumblingblock to a... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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 introduces another subject, his right to temporal support for his spiritual labours. Some jews, it would seem, ever hostile to Paul, had insinuated that because, for the most part, he had eaten his own bread at Corinth, he had no fair claims on the funds of churches. This point he argues with decision.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 9:1-22

1 Corinthians 9:1-22Am I not an apostle?Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Signs of apostleshipWhy should Paul, departing from his usual custom, speak here of himself and his claims? Undoubtedly because these were questioned. Now wishing to incite the Corinthians to self-denial, Paul exemplified this virtue; but to make this effective it was necessary that he should assert and vindicate his position and rights. If he had no special commission from Christ, there was no virtue... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 9:7-14

1 Corinthians 9:7-14Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? The baffle of lifeWe have here--I. An inspiriting metaphor. When life is represented as a warfare, some peaceful minds may feel a little alarmed, yet there are others who feel their blood pulsing the stronger at the thought that life is to be one continued contest. It were ill for us if our love of peace, as a nation, should degenerate into a fear of danger or an indifference to exploits. For me the battle-field has no charms;... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:11

11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? Ver. 11. Is it a great thing, &c. ] Do not we give you gold for brass? Cast we not pearls before you? Alexander the Great gave Aristotle for his book de Natura Animalium, 800 talents, which is 800,000 crowns at least. Theodorus Gaza translated that book into Latin, and dedicated it to Pope Sixtus. The Pope asked him how much the rich outside of the book stood him in; Gaza answered,... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:11

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:11

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:1-14

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 Corinthians 9:11

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 9:1-22

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 9:7-14

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:11

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