1 Corinthians 9:1

A Pattern of Self-Denial

9 Am aI not an apostle? Am I not free? bHave I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? cAre you not my work in the Lord?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 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.

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you the result of my work for the Lord?

1 Corinthians 9:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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?

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