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1 Coríntios 9:4

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1 Coríntios 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 ) .

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1 Coríntios 9:4 In-Context

2 Ainda que eu n茫o seja ap贸stolo para outros, certamente o sou para voc锚s! Pois voc锚s s茫o o selo do meu apostolado no Senhor.
3 Essa 茅 minha defesa diante daqueles que me julgam.
4 N茫o temos n贸s o direito de comer e beber?
5 N茫o temos n贸s o direito de levar conosco uma esposa crente como fazem os outros ap贸stolos, os irm茫os do Senhor e Pedro?
6 Ou ser谩 que s贸 eu e Barnab茅 n茫o temos direito de receber sustento sem trabalhar?

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