Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
1 Corinthians 9:1
The Apostleship of Paul
SUMMARY OF I CORINTHIANS 9: Answer to Various Insinuations of
Judaizers. The Corinthians Had Proof of His Apostleship. He Had the
Rights to Have a Wife As Well as Peter. It Was His Right to Be
Sustained by the Church. He Sustained Himself to Have One Ground for
Self-Congratulation. Adapted Himself to All Classes to Save Them.
The Christian Race.
Am I not an apostle? Two objects are held in view in this chapter;
to answer those, the Judaizers, who disparaged his authority by
contrasts between him and the other apostles, and to enforce upon the
church, by his example, self-denial for the benefit of others.
Am I not free? He had spoken of Christian liberty (1 Corinthians 8:9). He
was free also, and an apostle who "had seen the Lord" (Acts 9:27), and
hence, could witness to his resurrection (Acts 1:21).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 22:14
Romans 1:1
1 Corinthians 1:1
1 Corinthians 9:1
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