1 Corinthians 9:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If to others I am not an Apostle, at least I am one to you: for the fact that you are Christians is the sign that I am an Apostle.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 6:27 : 27 Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.
  • 2 Cor 3:1-3 : 1 Do we seem to be again attempting to put ourselves in the right? or have we need, as some have, of letters of approval to you or from you? 2 You yourselves are our letter, whose writing is in our heart, open for every man's reading and knowledge; 3 For you are clearly a letter of Christ, the fruit of our work, recorded not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in stone, but in hearts of flesh.
  • 2 Cor 12:12 : 12 Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.

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  • 1 Cor 9:1
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    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 Cor 9:3
    79%

    3 My answer to those who are judging me is this.

  • 1 Cor 15:9-11
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    9 For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

    10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

    11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

  • 2 Cor 11:5-6
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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

    6 But though I am rough in my way of talking, I am not so in knowledge, as we have made clear to all by our acts among you.

  • 2 Cor 12:11-13
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    11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

    12 Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.

    13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

  • 2 Cor 2:9
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    9 And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

  • 2 Tim 1:11
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    11 Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;

  • Rom 9:1-2
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    1 I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

    2 That I am full of sorrow and pain without end.

  • 2 Cor 9:1
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    1 But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

  • 2 Cor 11:22
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    22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they of Israel? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

  • 1 Cor 9:15-19
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    15 But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

    16 For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.

    17 But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.

    18 What then is my reward? This, that when I am giving the good news, I may give it without payment, not making use of my rights as a preacher of the good news.

    19 For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

  • 2 Cor 10:7-9
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    7 Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.

    8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

    9 That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.

  • 2 Cor 3:2
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    2 You yourselves are our letter, whose writing is in our heart, open for every man's reading and knowledge;

  • Gal 2:8
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    8 (Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);

  • 1 Tim 2:7
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    7 And of this I became a preacher and an Apostle (what I say is true, not false,) and a teacher of the Gentiles in the true faith.

  • Gal 1:10-11
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    10 Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

    11 Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.

  • Rom 1:9
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    9 For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • Gal 4:12
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    12 My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

  • Phil 1:7
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    7 So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

  • 1 Cor 11:1
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    1 So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.

  • Eph 3:1
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    1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

  • 1 Cor 9:23
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    23 And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.

  • 1 Cor 3:4-5
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    4 For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?

    5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.

  • Phil 1:17
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    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

  • 2 Cor 11:16
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    16 I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.

  • 1 Cor 1:12
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    12 That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

  • Rom 11:13
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    13 But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:

  • 1 Tim 1:12
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    12 I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,

  • Phil 1:30
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    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 2 Cor 13:3
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    3 Seeing that you are looking for a sign of Christ giving out his word in me; who is not feeble in relation to you, but is strong in you:

  • Gal 4:15
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    15 Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

  • Gal 2:6
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    6 But from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account): those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;

  • Eph 1:15
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    15 For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

  • 2 Cor 11:10
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    10 As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.