1 Corinthians 9:2
And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
3My defence with them that do examine me is this.
Cross References
John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.
2 Corinthians 12:12Yet the signs of my apostleship have been wrought on you, in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 9:2-3
Rights of a Christian Minister. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. Blessed Paul, in the work of his ministry, not only met with opposition from those without, but discouragement from those within. He was under reproach; false brethren questioned his apostleship, and were very industrious to lessen his character… Read the whole commentary →