1 Corinthians 9:16

“For though I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to glory of, etc.] The sense is not, that if he preached the Gospel in order for a livelihood, and to serve his private advantage, he should have no room for glorying; since, if this was the case, he should be obliged to do it, or perish for want: but his meaning is, that though he preached the Gospel ever so well, or ever so freely, and might glory before men, and against the false teachers, who insulted him in his character and office; yet not before God, from whom he received all his gifts, abilities, and qualifications, to preach the Gospel; all his light and knowledge in it; all his enlargements in meditation, and liberty in expression; all…”

“though I preach . . . I have nothing to glory of--that is, If I preach the Gospel, and do so not gratuitously, I have no matter for "glorying." For the "necessity" that is laid on me to preach (compare Jer 20:9, and the case of Jonah) does away with ground for "glorying." The sole ground for the latter that I have, is my preaching without charge (Co1 9:18): since there is no necessity laid on me as to the latter, it is my voluntary act for the Gospel's sake.”

“For though I preach the gospel ... - This, with the two following verses, is a very difficult passage, and has been very variously understood by interpreters. The general scope and purpose of the passage is to show what was the ground of his “glorying,” or of his hope of” reward” in preaching the gospel. In 1 Corinthians 9:15. He had intimated that he had cause of” glorying,” and that that cause was one which he was determined no one should take away. In this passage 1 Corinthians 9:16-18. He states what that was. He says, it was not simply that he preached; for there was a necessity laid on him, and he could not help it; his call was such, the command was such, that his life would be…”

“9:16 compelled by God to do it: Acts 22:14-15; 26:16-18.”

“I have: Rom 4:2, Rom 15:17 for: Jer 1:17, Jer 20:7, Jer 20:9; Amo 3:8, Amo 7:15; Act 4:20, Act 9:6, Act 9:15, Act 26:16-20; Rom 1:14 woe: Isa 6:5; Luk 9:62; Col 4:17 1 Corinthians 9:17”