1 Corinthians 9:1

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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?

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  • Acts 9:3 : 3 As he was traveling and nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
  • Acts 9:17 : 17 Ananias went, entered the house, and after placing his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming—has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
  • 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
  • 1 Cor 9:19 : 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them.
  • Acts 23:11 : 11 The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, 'Take courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.'
  • Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
  • 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 For this purpose, I was appointed as a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
  • 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 For this purpose, I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
  • Titus 1:1-3 : 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness. 2 In the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time. 3 At the proper time, He revealed His word through preaching, which I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior.
  • 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. 15 For even if you have countless teachers in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the gospel.
  • 1 Cor 9:2-3 : 2 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 examine me.
  • 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  • 2 Cor 11:5 : 5 I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'
  • 2 Cor 12:11-12 : 11 I have become foolish in boasting; you compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you, because I am in no way inferior to the 'super-apostles,' even though I am nothing. 12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs, wonders, and miracles.
  • Gal 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle—not sent from men or by human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
  • Gal 1:15-17 : 15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.
  • Gal 2:7-8 : 7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter was to the circumcised— 8 (For He who worked through Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also worked through me for mine to the Gentiles)—
  • Gal 5:1 : 1 For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
  • 1 Thess 2:6 : 6 We did not seek glory from people, neither from you nor from others.
  • Rom 1:5 : 5 Through Him, we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of His name among all the nations,
  • Rom 11:13 : 13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry.
  • 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
  • Acts 26:16-18 : 16 But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you. 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them, 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
  • Acts 9:5 : 5 He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."
  • Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel.
  • Acts 13:2 : 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'
  • Acts 14:4 : 4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, while others supported the apostles.
  • Acts 14:14 : 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
  • Acts 16:17-18 : 17 She followed Paul and us, shouting, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!' 18 She kept doing this for many days. Finally, Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, 'I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.' And it came out that very moment.
  • Acts 18:8-9 : 8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, believed in the Lord together with his entire household. Many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized. 9 One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not be silent.' 10 'For I am with you, and no one will attack or harm you, because I have many people in this city.' 11 So Paul stayed there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God.
  • Acts 22:6-8 : 6 But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me. 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’
  • Acts 22:14-21 : 14 Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know His will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from His mouth. 15 For you will be His witness to all people of what you have seen and heard. 16 And now, why delay? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name. 17 After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance. 18 I saw Him saying to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.' 19 But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues. 20 And when the blood of Your servant Stephen was being shed, I stood there, giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.' 21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 9:2-6
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    2If I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

    3This is my defense to those who examine me.

    4Do we not have the right to eat and drink?

    5Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

    6Or is it only Barnabas and I who lack the right to not work for a living?

  • 1 Cor 15:9-11
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    9For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

    10But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

    11Whether then it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'

  • 1 Cor 9:15-19
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    15But I have not made use of any of these rights, and I am not writing this to make it happen for me. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

    16For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to do so. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

    17If I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if unwillingly, I am simply entrusted with a responsibility.

    18What then is my reward? It is that when I preach the gospel, I may offer it free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

    19For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them.

  • 2 Cor 12:11-13
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    11I have become foolish in boasting; you compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you, because I am in no way inferior to the 'super-apostles,' even though I am nothing.

    12The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs, wonders, and miracles.

    13For in what way were you less favored than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

  • Gal 1:10-12
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    10For am I now trying to win the approval of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

    11Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin.

    12For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • Gal 4:11-12
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    11I fear for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been in vain.

    12I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have done me no wrong.

  • 2 Cor 11:7
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    7Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

  • Rom 9:1
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    1I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms this through the Holy Spirit.

  • 2 Cor 11:22
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    22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

  • 1 Cor 1:12-13
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    12What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.'

    13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

  • 2 Tim 1:11
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    11For this purpose, I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

  • Eph 3:1
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    1For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

  • Gal 1:1
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    1Paul, an apostle—not sent from men or by human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—

  • Rom 1:9
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    9For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, is my witness that I unceasingly mention you

  • Phlm 1:16
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    16No longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the physical relationship and in the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 11:9-10
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    9And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept and will continue to keep myself from being a burden to you in any way.

    10As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.

  • Phlm 1:8-9
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    8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

    9I appeal instead, on the basis of love. Being such as I am—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—

  • 2 Cor 12:17
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    17Did I take advantage of you through any of those I sent to you?

  • Gal 5:1
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    1For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12If others have this right to receive from you, shouldn’t we have it even more? But we have not used this right. Instead, we endure all things so that we will not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 10:9
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    9I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters.

  • 1 Tim 1:12
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    12I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service.

  • 2 Thess 3:9
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    9It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

  • 1 Cor 3:4
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    4For when someone says, 'I follow Paul,' and another, 'I follow Apollos,' are you not acting like mere humans?

  • Gal 1:16
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    16to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

  • 1 Cor 11:1
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    1Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

  • 2 Tim 2:9
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    9For this gospel I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.

  • 2 Cor 9:1
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    1Indeed, concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you.

  • Gal 4:15
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    15What happened to your blessedness? I testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

  • 2 Cor 11:29
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    29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?

  • 1 Cor 9:8
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    8Do I say these things merely from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law also say the same?