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and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
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The Dignity of Honest Work
Commentators widely agree that Paul, a highly educated apostle, worked a manual trade to support himself. This was consistent with the respected Jewish custom of teaching sons a trade, regardless of their academic pursuits, to ensure an honest livelihood. This affirms the dignity of all honest labor and shows that secular work is not inferior to 'full-time ministry.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The same craft. Of the same trade, or occupation.
And wrought. And worked at that occupation. Why he did…
Because he was of the same trade (δια το ομοτεχνον εινα). Same construction with δια as above. Hομοτεχνον is an old word (ομοσ, τε…
19th Century
Anglican
We may add to this motive the principle on which St. Paul acted of being all things to all men, and, therefore, as a Jew to Jews ([Referen…
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Baptist
He stepped into the synagogue, and when the time came for strangers to address the audience he began to argue that Jesus was the true Messiah. Nor …
Entering this large and thriving city, Paul probably asked a passerby where he could find a master tentmaker or leather worker to seek a job from s…
16th Century
Protestant
They were of the same trade. This passage teaches that Paul, before he came to Corinth, was accustomed to work with his hands; and not for…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And because he was of the same craft , Art, occupation, or trade:
he abode with them
Although Paul was entitled to support from the churches he planted and from the people to whom he preached, he nevertheless worked at his trade. An…
