1 Corinthians 4:9
For I thinke that God hath set forth vs the last Apostles, as men appointed to death: for we are made a gasing stocke vnto the worlde, and to the Angels, and to men.
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Psalms 44:22Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
Acts 19:31Certaine also of the chiefe of Asia which were his friendes, sent vnto him, desiring him that hee woulde not present him selfe in the Common place.
1 Corinthians 15:30Why are wee also in ieopardie euery houre?
2 Corinthians 4:8Wee are afflicted on euery side, yet are we not in distresse: we are in doubt, but yet wee despaire not.
Philippians 1:29For vnto you it is giuen for Christ, that not onely ye should beleeue in him, but also suffer for his sake,
1 Thessalonians 5:9For God hath not appointed vs vnto wrath, but to obtaine saluation by the meanes of our Lord Iesus Christ,
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:8-14
Caution against Censoriousness; Distressed Condition of the Apostles. ( a. d. 57.) 7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? 8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. 9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a… Read the whole commentary →