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1 Corinthians 9:17 (WEB)
For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

Fathers and councils · 6

Theodoret of Cyrus, Ecclesiastical History II.6Book II
“These holy fathers have taught us not only truths respecting the Divine nature, but also the doctrine of the Incarnation.” — editor's note: οἰκονομία. In classical Greek οἰκονομία is simply the management (α) of a household, (β) of the state. In the N.T. we have it in Luke xvi. for “stewardship,”…
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John Chrysostom, Homilies on John Homily 8
“What then does he say in resolving this doubt of the many? ( 1 Cor. ix. 17.)” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo, Of the Work of Monks Chapter 11
““But if unwilling,” saith he, “a dispensation is entrusted unto me:” that is, if being unwilling, I am by necessity of passing through this present life, compelled to preach the Gospel, “a dispensation is entrusted unto me;” to…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. ix. 17
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Augustine of Hippo, On the Sermon on the Mount II.16Book II
““For if I do this thing willingly,” says he, “I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me;” if, constrained by the want of those things which are necessary for temporal life, I preach the gospel, others will have through me the reward of the gospel,…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. ix. 13–17.
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Tertullian, On Exhortation to Chastity Chapter 7
“They had a “licence,” too, to “live by the Gospel.”” — editor's note: See vers. 4, 9–18.
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Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy I.30Book I
“Wherefore the Apostle, speaking generally, says: “If I do this thing willingly, I have a reward, but if unwillingly, a dispensation is given unto me.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. ix. 17.
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