1 Corinthians 9:15
But I have used none of these things, and I did not write these things so that it should be done to me this way. For it is good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my boasting empty.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
14And so the Lord commanded those who proclaim the good-news to live from the good-news.
Cross References
Matthew 18:6But whoever may cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is advantageous for him that a donkey-powered millstone were hanged on his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Acts 18:3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and was working, for they were of the tentmakers craft.
Acts 20:34Ye yourselves know that these hands served my needs, and to those who were with me.
1 Corinthians 9:12If others are partakers of the right from you, are not we more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we cover all things, so that we may not give any hindrance to the good-news of the Christ.
2 Corinthians 12:13For what is there which ye were inferior to the other congregations? Except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.
1 Thessalonians 2:9For ye remember, brothers, our labor and the hardship. For, laboring night and day in order not to burden any of you, we preached to you the good-news of God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 9:4-15
Rights of a Christian Minister. ( a. d. 57.) 3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Say I these… Read the whole commentary →