1 Korinther 9:4

4 Haben wir nicht Macht zu essen und zu trinken?

1 Korinther 9:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:4

Have we not power to eat and to drink?
] Having proved his apostleship, he proceeds to establish his right to a maintenance as a Gospel minister; which he expresses by various phrases, and confirms by divers arguments: by a "power to eat and drink", he does not mean the common power and right of mankind to perform such actions, which everyone has, provided he acts temperately, and to the glory of God; nor a liberty of eating and drinking things indifferent, or which were prohibited under the ceremonial law; but a comfortable livelihood at the public charge, or at the expense of the persons to whom he ministered; and he seems to have in view the words of Christ, ( Luke 10:7 Luke 10:8 ) .

1 Korinther 9:4 In-Context

2 Bin ich andern nicht ein Apostel, so bin ich doch euer Apostel; denn das Siegel meines Apostelamts seid ihr in dem HERRN.

3 Also antworte ich, wenn man mich fragt.

4 Haben wir nicht Macht zu essen und zu trinken?

5 Haben wir nicht auch Macht, eine Schwester zum Weibe mit umherzuführen wie die andern Apostel und des HERRN Brüder und Kephas?

6 Oder haben allein ich und Barnabas keine Macht, nicht zu arbeiten?