1Cor 9:3 | RWP | e4.org | My defence ( η εμη απολογια ). Original sense, not idea of apologizing as we say. See on ; . Refers to what precedes and to what follows as illustration of . To them that examine me ( τοις εμε ανακρινουσιν ). See on ; . The critics in Corinth were "investigating" Paul with sharp eyes to find faults. How often the pastor is under the critic's spy-glass.

‏ 1 Corinthians 9:3

My defence ( η εμη απολογια ). Original sense, not idea of apologizing as we say. See on Ac 22:1; 25:16. Refers to what precedes and to what follows as illustration of 8:13.

To them that examine me ( τοις εμε ανακρινουσιν ). See on 1Co 2:15; 4:3. The critics in Corinth were "investigating" Paul with sharp eyes to find faults. How often the pastor is under the critic's spy-glass.