1 CORINTHIANS 9:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.”
I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. — All Paul's adaptability, self-renunciation, and labor serve the gospel (dia to euangelion). The phrase 'share in its blessings' (summetchos autou genemai = I may become partner of it) suggests that participation in the gospel is itself the reward. Evangelism and Paul's own sanctification are inseparable.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 9:23
“And I do all things for the Gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.” That is, that I may seem also myself to have added some contribution of my own, and may partake of the crowns laid up for the faithful. For as he spoke of “living of the Gospel,” i.e., of the believers; so also here, “that I may be a joint partaker in the Gospel, that I may be able to partake with them that have believed in the Gospel.” Do you perceive his humility, how in the recompense of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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