1 Corinthians 9:1-22 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not you my work in the Lord?… Observe — I. THE OCCASION OF THE APOSTLE'S APPEAL. 1. Not selfish (ver. 12). 2. Some disputed his apostleship and its rights (ver. 3). II. HIS ASSERTION OF HIS RIGHT — 1. To support for himself — for his wife if he thought proper to marry. 2. Sufficient to free him from the necessity of manual labour. III. His DEFENCE OF HIS RIGHT — is sustained by an appeal to — 1. Human justice. 2. The law. 3. The sense of gratitude. 4. Divine ordination under the law, under the gospel. (J. Lyth, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? |
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