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1 Corinthians 9:2

Jesus

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

Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

3 This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:

4 Have we no right to food and to drink?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
KJV
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.
WEB
If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
If I am not an apostle to others, yet indeed I am to you⁺; for you⁺ are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
ÅB
Er jeg ikke apostel for andre, så er jeg det i det minste for dere; for dere er innseglet på mitt apostel-embede i Herren.
OTB
Selv om jeg ikke blir anerkjent som en apostel av andre, er jeg det i det minste av dere; for dere er beviset på mitt apostelembete i Herren.
B1930
Er jeg ikke apostel for andre, så er jeg det i det minste for eder; for I er innseglet på mitt apostel-embede i Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 12:12

    The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:1–3

    Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

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  • John 6:27

    Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

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