1Cor 4:9 | TNotes | STEP | 4:9 Like prisoners ... condemned to die by facing wild animals in the amphitheater, the apostles were a spectacle . Paul gladly accepted suffering because God was using it to bring blessing to others (see 2 Cor 1:4-7 ; 4:7-12 ; Phil 2:17 ; Col 1:24 ).

b2 Cor 1:4-7►

c4:7-12►

dPhil 2:17►

eCol 1:24►

‏ 1 Corinthians 4:9

4:9 ^a Like prisoners ... condemned to die by facing wild animals in the amphitheater, the apostles were a spectacle. Paul gladly accepted suffering because God was using it to bring blessing to others (see 2 Cor 1:4-7 ^b; 4:7-12 ^c; Phil 2:17 ^d; Col 1:24 ^e).