1 Corinthians 9:8

1 Corinthians 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
• New International Version (NIV)Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also?

Context of 1 Corinthians 9:8

6Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to not work? 7What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink its milk? I don’t say these things merely as a man, do I? Doesn’t Torah also say these things? 9For it is written in the Torah of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing.” Is it the oxen that concern God, 10or is He speaking entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because the one plowing ought to plow in hope and the one threshing in hope of a share in the crop.

1 Corinthians 9:8 word by word

μὴ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ταῦτα λαλῶ; ἢ καὶ ὁ νόμος ταῦτα οὐ λέγει;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Say Iλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• asκατάkata · according toG2596
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• orἤē · orG2228
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• the lawὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 9:8

• 1 Corinthians 7:40But in my judgment she is happier if she stays as she is—and I also think that I have the Ruach Elohim.
• Romans 6:19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you yielded your body parts as slaves to uncleanness and lawlessness, leading to more lawlessness, so now yield your body parts as slaves to righteousness, resulting in holiness.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13For this reason, we also thank God constantly that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is—the word of God, which does its work in you who believe.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently, the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but God, who gives His Ruach ha-Kodesh to you.
• 1 Corinthians 14:34let women keep silent in the communities, for it is not permitted for them to speak out. Rather let them be in order, as the Torah also says.
• Isaiah 8:20To Torah and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no light.
• Romans 3:31Do we then nullify the Torah through faithfulness? May it never be! On the contrary, we uphold the Torah.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Say I these things as a man? - Is this only human reasoning? or does not God say in effect the same things? See note on Romans 6:19.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Say 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 God? Or saith not the law the same also? - The Law of Moses, to which the “Jewish” part of the church at Corinth - which probably had mainly urged these objections - professed to bow with deference. Paul was accustomed, especially in arguing with the Jews, to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10These examples support Paul's point that he and other Christian workers had the right to receive support from those they served.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. as a man--I speak thus not merely according to human judgment, but with the sanction of the divine law also.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings