1 Corinthians 9:1

American Standard Version (1901)

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; Οὐχὶ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν τὸν Κύριον ἡμῶν ἑώρακα; οὐ τὸ ἔργον μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν Κυρίῳ;

Transliteration

Not eimi apostolos? Not eimi eleutheros? Not Iēsoun Christon the Kyrion of us heōraka? Not the ergon of me you este in Kyriō?

Grammar Details

• *eimi*: present indicative, 1st person singular - am
• *apostolos*: nominative, masculine, singular - apostle/sent one
• *eleutheros*: nominative, masculine, singular - free/freedom
• *Iēsoun Christon*: accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus Christ (direct object)
• *Kyrion*: accusative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *heōraka*: perfect active, 1st person singular - have seen
• *ergon*: nominative, neuter, singular - work
• *este*: present indicative, 2nd person plural - are
• *Kyriō*: dative, masculine, singular - Lord (in the Lord)

Word Meanings

• *apostolos*: apostle/sent one/messenger
• *eleutheros*: free/free person/having liberty
• *heōraka*: have seen/have beheld/have perceived
• *ergon*: work/deed/labor/action

Referenced Verses

• Acts 9:3 : 3 And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:
• Acts 9:17 : 17 And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
• 1 Cor 9:19 : 19 For though I was free from all [men], I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
• Acts 23:11 : 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
• Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
• 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
• 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher.
• Titus 1:1-3 : 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; 3 but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
• 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel.
• 1 Cor 9:2-3 : 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. 3 My defence to them that examine me is this.
• 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 and last of all, as to the [child] untimely born, he appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 And working together [with him] we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain
• 2 Cor 11:5 : 5 For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
• 2 Cor 12:11-12 : 11 I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing. 12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by signs and wonders and mighty works.
• Gal 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
• Gal 1:15-17 : 15 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, [even] from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, 16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood: 17 neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.
• Gal 2:7-8 : 7 but contrariwise, when they saw that I had been intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter with [the gospel] of the circumcision 8 (for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles);
• Gal 5:1 : 1 For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
• 1 Thess 2:6 : 6 nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
• Rom 1:5 : 5 through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;
• Rom 11:13 : 13 But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;
• 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
• Acts 26:16-18 : 16 But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee; 17 delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee, 18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
• Acts 9:5 : 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
• Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:
• Acts 13:2 : 2 And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
• Acts 14:4 : 4 But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
• Acts 14:14 : 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out
• Acts 16:17-18 : 17 The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation. 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
• Acts 18:8-9 : 8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 9 And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace: 10 for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to harm thee: for I have much people in this city. 11 And he dwelt [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
• Acts 22:6-8 : 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
• Acts 22:14-21 : 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. 17 And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance, 18 and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me. 19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: 20 and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him. 21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.