ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 3 v8

A GREATER REWARD. AMBROSIASTER: Even though they are equal, the one who preaches the gospel is still greater than the one who baptizes and will receive a greater reward. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

HIRED HANDS. PELAGIUS: Paul points out that he and Apollos are merely hired hands on someone else’s farm. They have nothing apart from the payment they get for their labor. COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 3.

AVOIDING THE TEMPTATION TO IDLENESS. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul says this in order to show that the Corinthians have no reason to think that some of them are superior to others. He did not allow those who worked hard to regard themselves as superior to those who did less, nor did he permit the latter to be jealous of the former. But in order to avoid the temptation to idleness which naturally results when everybody is treated equally, whether they have worked hard or not, Paul adds that the rewards will be distributed to each one according to the work accomplished. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 8.6.

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