ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 9 v15b
WILLINGNESS TO DIE. ORIGEN: āIt is better that I dieā than that they ravish and plunder some of my brothers and by sly verbal deception lead captive the ālittle childrenā and sucklings in Christ. HOMILIES ON GENESIS 4.6.
I WOULD RATHER DIE. AMBROSIASTER: Paul says he would rather die because he knew it would be better from the standpoint of his future salvation. COMMENTARY ON PAULāS EPISTLES.
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