ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 9 v11

SPIRITUAL GOOD AND MATERIAL BENEFIT. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul points out that those who contribute to their teachers receive more than they give. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 21.6.

MANUAL LABOR JUSTLY SUBSTITUTED. AUGUSTINE: Paul emphasizes the fact that his fellow apostles were not transgressing in any way when they did not engage in manual labor to provide the necessities of life, but, as the Lord directed, living on the gospel, they accepted, without offering payment, bodily nourishment from those to whom they in turn furnished spiritual nourishment without demanding payment. THE WORK OF MONKS 7.

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