ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 9 v23

FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL. ORIGEN: Only someone as mature in faith as the apostle Paul could say this. A sinner could never talk in this way. COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 3.43.49-50.

CONTENT TO SHARE. CHRYSOSTOM: Do you perceive Paul’s humility, how in the recompense of rewards he places himself as one of the many, even though he had exceeded all the others in his labors? It is obvious that his reward would be greater also, but he does not attempt to claim the first prize. On the contrary, he is content simply to share with the others the crowns which are laid up for them. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 22.5.