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1 Corinthians 9:1

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

2Even if I am not an apostle to others, to you at least I am; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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Cross References

Acts 9:5And he said, "Who are you Lord?"

Acts 9:17And so Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, has sent me that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Acts 14:4But the mass of the city’s people was divided; part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

Acts 16:17She used to follow after Paul and us, crying out again and again, "These men are servants of the most high God, who proclaimed to you the way of salvation."

Acts 22:6"But when, on my journey, I was nearing Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone round about me.

Acts 23:11And the following night the Lord stood by him and said. "Be of good courage; for as you have borne faithful witness concerning me at Jerusalem, so you must testify at Rome also."

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 9:1

In this chapter the apostle seems to answer some cavils against himself. I. He asserts his apostolical mission and authority, and gives in his success among them as a testimony to it, ver. 1, 2 . II. He claims a right to subsist by his ministry, and defends it by several arguments from natural reason and the Mosaical law, and asserts it also to be a constitution of Christ, ver. 3-14 . III. He shows that he had willingly waived this privilege and power for their benefit, ver. 15-18 . IV. He specifies several other… Read the whole commentary →

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