Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Of mine own will (ekwn)
—not of mine own will (akwn). Both common adjectives, but only here in N.T. save ekwn, also in Romans 8:20. The argument is not wholly clear. Paul's call was so clear that he certainly did his work
willingly and so had a reward (see on Matthew 6:1 for misqov); but the only
reward that he had for his willing work (Marcus Dods) was to make the gospel
free of expense (adapanon, verse I Corinthians 9:18, rare word, here only in N.T., once in inscription at Priene). This was his misqov. It was glorying (kauxhma, to be able to say so as in Acts 20:33 f.).
I have a stewardship intrusted to me (oikonomian pepisteumai). Perfect passive indicative with the accusative retained. I have been intrusted with a stewardship and so would go on with my task like any oikonomov (steward) even if akwn (unwilling).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Corinthians 9:17:
Colossians 1:25
1 Thessalonians 2:4
1 Timothy 1:4
Titus 1:7
Philemon 1:14
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