1 Corinthians 9:8

For it is written in the law of Moses,.... Deu 25:4

Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. The manner of threshing, or beating out the corn among the Jews, was not the…

Say I these things as a man? - Do I speak this on my own authority, or without the sanction of God? Is not this, which appears to be so reasonable and equitable, also supported by the authority of…

Say I these things as a man? - Is this only human reasoning? or does not God say in effect the same things? See note on Rom 6:19.

Having asserted his apostolical authority, he proceeds to claim the rights belonging to his office, especially that of being maintained by it.

I. These he states, Co1 9:3-6. "My answer to those that…

Say I these things as a man? i.e. from a purely human point of view. Cf. Rom 3:5 and Gal 3:15. This secondargument is drawn from the law of Moses, and its force would be admitted by the Judaizing…