1 Corinthians 9:1–2

Paul’s Use of Liberty

1 Am I not afree? Am I not an bapostle? Have I not cseen Jesus our Lord? Are you not dmy work in the Lord?

2 If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the aseal of my bapostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? 2 If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

1 Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn’t it because of my work that you belong to the Lord? 2 Even if others think I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you. You yourselves are proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

1 I am a free man. I am an apostle. I have seen Jesus our Lord. You people are all an example of my work in the Lord. 2 If others do not accept me as an apostle, surely you do, because you are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

1 Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2 If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

1 Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet at any rate I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 9:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

1 Don’t you agree that I’m a free man? Don’t you agree that I’m an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you the result of my work for the Lord? 2 If I’m not an apostle to other people, at least I’m an apostle to you. You are the seal which proves that I am the Lord’s apostle.

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a	1 Co 9:19 1 Co 10:29
b	Ac 14:14 Ro 1:1 2 Co 12:12 1 Th 2:6 1 Ti 2:7 2 Ti 1:11
c	Ac 9:3 Ac 9:17 Ac 18:9 Ac 22:14 Ac 22:18 Ac 23:11 1 Co 15:8
d	1 Co 3:6 1 Co 4:15
a	Jn 3:33 2 Co 3:2f
b	Ac 1:25