1 Corinthians 9:24

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 Corinthians 9:24

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Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:24

The Heavenly Race A Sermon (No. 198) Delivered on Friday Afternoon, June 11, 1858, by the REV. C. H. Spurgeon on the Grand Stand, Epsom Race-Course. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "So run, that ye may obtain." 1 Corinthians 9:24 . WE ARE CONTINUALLY insisting upon it from day to day, that salvation is not of works, but of grace. We lay this down as one of the very first doctrines of the gospel. "Not of works, lest any man should boast." "By... 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 9:24

1 Corinthians 9:24They which run in a race, run all, hut one receiveth the prize.The Greek athletic festivals and their lessons1. Of these the most famous was that held every fifth year at Olympia in the west of Peloponnese. Very famous and ancient also was the Isthmian festival held every two years at the Isthmus, about eight miles from, and in full view of, the city of Corinth. Similar festivals were held at Nemea and Delphi. But in these the athletic element was less conspicuous. All these... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24

24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. Ver. 24. Know ye not ] The apostle argueth from their profane sports, yet approveth them not; as neither doth the Lord patronize usury, Matthew 25:27 ; injustice, Luke 16:1 ; thefts, 1 Thessalonians 5:2 ; dancing, Matthew 11:17 . So run that ye may obtain, ] Here is the race, but above the crown, saith Ignatius to Polycarp. ( ωδε μεν εστι το σταδιον, εκει δε οι στεφανοι .) Run to... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Corinthians 9:24

they: Hosea 12:10 run in: Psalms 19:5, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Jeremiah 12:5 so run: 1 Corinthians 9:26, Galatians 2:2, Galatians 5:7, Philippians 2:16, Philippians 3:14, 2 Timothy 4:7, 2 Timothy 4:8, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:12, Revelation 3:11 Reciprocal: Psalms 119:32 - run Ecclesiastes 9:10 - thy hand Luke 13:24 - Strive John 5:7 - before John 6:27 - the meat John 20:4 - outrun Acts 20:24 - I might Romans 6:3 - Know 1 Corinthians 3:16 - Know 1 Corinthians 6:9 - Know 2 Corinthians 13:5 - Know... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Corinthians 9:24

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.Know ye not that — In those famous games which are kept at the isthmus, near your city. They who run in the foot race all run, though but one receiveth the prize - How much greater encouragement have you to run; since ye may all receive the prize of your high calling! read more

Daniel Whedon

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

PAUL’S FIFTH RESPONSE: TO THE QUESTION AFFECTING HIS APOSTOLICITY, 1 Corinthians 9:1 to 1 Corinthians 10:13 The intense purpose of sacrificing his own rights in regard to eating meat, expressed so vividly in the last chapter, (see note on the closing verse,) suggests to St. Paul a parallel sacrifice of his own apostolic rights which he had thus far practiced through his whole mission. Fully maintaining the right of an apostle to be maintained by the Church, he had abdicated that right in his... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:24

24. Know ye not They had abundant chance to know, from the exhibitions at the Isthmian stadium, near their city. A race Here, for the first time in the New Testament, occurs an allusion to the ancient games. They are mentioned neither in the gospels nor in the Old Testament. The solemn Hebrews never practised them; and when introduced, with theatres and other spectacles by the Herodian family, they were the abhorrence of all earnest Jews. In the days of his bigoted Judaism Paul would,... read more

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