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Have we no right to eat and to drink?

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Have we no right? (Μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν; ). Literary plural here though singular in 1-3. The μη in this double negative expects …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Have we not power, exousian. Have we not the right? The word power here is evidently used in the sense of r…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Have we not power...?—This question follows the parenthetical argument contained in 1 Corinthians 9:2–3. Having established hi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul now begins to defend himself against those who have criticized his apostleship on the ground that he had not exercised all the rights one migh…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Have we not power? He concludes from what has already been said that he had a right to receive food and clothing from them, for Paul ate a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Have we not power to eat and to drink ? Having proved his apostleship, he proceeds to establish his right to a maintenanc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is not new for a minister to encounter unkindness in return for goodwill to a people, and for diligent and successful service among them. To the…

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