1 Corinthians 4:11

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܥܕ݂ܰܡܳܐ ܠܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܦ݂ܢܺܝܢܰܢ ܘܰܨܗܶܝܢܰܢ ܘܥܰܪܛܶܠܳܝܺܝܢܰܢ ܘܡܶܬ݂ܩܰܦ݁ܚܺܝܢܰܢ ܘܒ݂ܶܝܬ݂ ܩܝܳܡܳܐ ܠܰܝܬ݁ ܠܰܢ ܀

Bible Verse Review
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unto: 1 Corinthians 9:4, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 6:4, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 11:26, 2 Corinthians 11:27, Philippians 4:12

and are naked: Job 22:6, Romans 8:35

and are buffeted: Acts 14:19, Acts 16:23, Acts 23:2, 2 Corinthians 11:23-25, 2 Timothy 3:11

and have: Matthew 8:20

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 13:14 - sitting Psalms 25:17 - General Proverbs 13:7 - that maketh himself poor Matthew 11:8 - A man Matthew 20:12 - borne Matthew 26:52 - Put Luke 6:21 - ye that hunger Luke 6:22 - for Luke 6:29 - smiteth Luke 16:21 - desiring Acts 3:6 - Silver 1 Corinthians 9:6 - have 1 Corinthians 9:12 - but 1 Corinthians 9:27 - I keep 2 Corinthians 12:7 - to buffet Philippians 4:11 - in respect 2 Timothy 4:13 - cloak 1 Peter 2:20 - buffeted

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Even unto this present hour,.... What is about to be related was not what befell the apostles now and then, and a great while ago; but what for a considerable time, and unto the present time, was more or less the common constant series and course of life they were inured to:

we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked; wanted the common necessaries of life, food to eat, and raiment to put on, and gold and silver to purchase any with; which might be, when, as it was sometimes their case, they were in desert places, or on the seas; or when they fell among thieves; or had given all away, as they sometimes did, for the relief of others; or when they were not, as sometimes, taken notice of, and provided for, where they ministered, as they ought to have been.

And are buffeted; not only by Satan, as the apostle was, but by men; scourged, whipped, and beaten by them; scourged in the synagogues by the Jews with forty stripes save one; and beaten with rods by the Romans, and other Gentiles.

And have no certain dwelling place; were in an unsettled state, always moving from one place to another, and had no place they could call their own; like their Lord and master, who had not where to lay his head; and like some of the Old Testament saints, who wandered about in sheep skins and goat skins, in deserts, and in mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Even unto this present hour - Paul here drops the irony, and begins a serious recapitulation of his actual sufferings and trials. The phrase used here “unto this present hour” denotes that these things had been incessant through all their ministry. They were not merely at the commencement of their work, but they had continued and attended them everywhere. And even then they were experiencing the same thing. These privations and trials were still continued, and were to be regarded as a part of the apostolic condition.

We both hunger and thirst - The apostles, like their master, were poor, and in traveling about from place to place, it often happened that they scarcely found entertainment of the plainest kind, or had money to purchase it. It is no dishonor to be poor, and especially if that poverty is produced by doing good to others. Paul might have been rich, but he chose to be poor for the sake of the gospel. To enjoy the luxury of doing good to others, we ought to be willing to be hungry and thirsty, and to be deprived of our ordinary enjoyments.

And are naked - In traveling; our clothes become old and worn out, and we have no friends to replace them, and no money to purchase new. It is no discredit to be clad in mean raiment, if that is produced by self-denying toils in behalf of others. There is no, honor in gorgeous apparel; but there is real honor in voluntary poverty and want, when produced in the cause of benevolence. Paul was not ashamed to travel, to preach, and to appear before princes and kings, in a soiled and worn-out garment, for it was worn out in the service of his Master, and Divine Providence had arranged the circumstances of his life. But how many a minister now would he ashamed to appear in such clothing! How many professed Christians are ashamed to go to the house of God because they cannot dress well, or be in the fashion, or outshine their neighbors! If an apostle was willing to be meanly clad in delivering the message of God, then assuredly we should be willing to preach, or to worship him in such clothing as he provides. We may add here, what a sublime spectacle was here; and what a glorious triumph of the truth. Here was Paul with an impediment in his speech; with a personage small and mean rather than graceful; and in a mean and tattered dress; and often in chains, yet delivering truth before which kings trembled, and which produced everywhere a deep impression on the human mind. Such was the power of the gospel then! And such triumph did the truth then have over men. See Doddridge.

And are buffeted - Struck with the hand; see the note at Matthew 26:67. Probably it is used here to denote harsh and injurious treatment in general; compare 2 Corinthians 12:7.

And have no certain dwelling-place - No fixed or permanent home. They wandered to distant lands; threw themselves on the hospitality of strangers, and even of the enemies of the gospel; when driven from one place they went to another; and thus they led a wandering, uncertain life, amidst strangers and foes. They who know what are the comforts of home; who are surrounded by beloved families; who have a peaceful and happy fireside; and who enjoy the blessings of domestic tranquility, may be able to appreciate the trials to which the apostles were subjected. All this was for the sake of the gospel; all to purchase the blessings which we so richly enjoy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 4:11. We both hunger and thirst, &c.] Who would then have been an apostle of Christ, even with all its spiritual honours and glories, who had not a soul filled with love both to God and man, and the fullest conviction of the reality of the doctrine he preached, and of that spiritual world in which alone he could expect rest? See the Introduction, sect. vi.

Have no certain dwelling place — We are mere itinerant preachers, and when we set out in the morning know not where, or whether we shall or not, get a night's lodging.