1 Corinthians 9:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

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 And as he traveled, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him:
  • Acts 9:17 : 17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.
  • 1 Cor 9:19 : 19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more.
  • Acts 23:11 : 11 The following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so must you also bear witness in Rome.
  • Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
  • 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
  • 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 To which I am 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, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the acknowledgment of the truth which is in accordance with godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; 3 But has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was entrusted to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
  • 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
  • 1 Cor 9:2-3 : 2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet certainly I am to you: for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 My answer to those who examine me is this,
  • 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 And last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We then, as workers together with Him, urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain.
  • 2 Cor 11:5 : 5 For I consider that I am not in any way inferior to the very chief apostles.
  • 2 Cor 12:11-12 : 11 I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you. For in nothing am I behind the very chief apostles, though I am nothing. 12 Truly the signs of an apostle were performed among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
  • Gal 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle, not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,
  • Gal 1:15-17 : 15 But when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by his grace, 16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, 17 Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia and returned again to Damascus.
  • Gal 2:7-8 : 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised was committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter; 8 (For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)
  • Gal 5:1 : 1 Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
  • 1 Thess 2:6 : 6 Nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
  • Rom 1:5 : 5 Through whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for His name;
  • Rom 11:13 : 13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
  • 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
  • Acts 26:16-18 : 16 But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear to you; 17 Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
  • Acts 9:5 : 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, 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 your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
  • Acts 13:2 : 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
  • Acts 14:4 : 4 But the multitude of the city was divided: some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
  • Acts 14:14 : 14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the people, crying out
  • Acts 16:17-18 : 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation. 18 And she did this for many days. But Paul, being greatly troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour.
  • Acts 18:8-9 : 8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians hearing believed and were baptized. 9 Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent, 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.' 11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
  • Acts 22:6-8 : 6 And it happened, that as I made my journey and was near Damascus around noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? 8 And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.
  • Acts 22:14-21 : 14 And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will and see that Righteous One, and should hear the voice of his mouth. 15 For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. 16 And now why do you delay? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 17 And it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance, 18 And saw him saying to me, Make haste and get quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony concerning me. 19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and kept the clothes of those who killed him. 21 And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

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

    3My answer to those who examine me is this,

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

    5Do we not have the right to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

    6Or is it only Barnabas and I who do not have the right to refrain from working?

  • 1 Cor 15:9-11
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    9For I am the least of the apostles, who am 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 in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

    11Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5For I consider that I am not in any way inferior to the very chief apostles.

  • 1 Cor 9:15-19
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    15But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void.

    16For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!

    17For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

    18What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

    19For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more.

  • 2 Cor 12:11-13
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    11I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you. For in nothing am I behind the very chief apostles, though I am nothing.

    12Truly the signs of an apostle were performed among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

    13For in what way were you inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.

  • Gal 1:10-12
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    10For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

    11But I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

    12For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • Gal 4:11-12
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    11I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.

    12Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you: you have not injured me at all.

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    7Did I commit a sin by humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God freely?

  • Rom 9:1
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    1I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience also bearing me witness in 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 the seed of Abraham? So am I.

  • 1 Cor 1:12-13
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    12Now I say this, that every one of you says, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

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

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    11To which I am 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 for you Gentiles,

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    1Paul, an apostle, not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,

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    9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

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    16No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

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    9And when I was with you and in need, I was a burden to no one: for what I lacked the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied. And in all things I have kept myself from being a burden to you, and so I will keep myself.

    10As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

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    8Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do what is fitting,

    9Yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 12:17
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    17Did I make a gain of you by any of those whom I sent to you?

  • Gal 5:1
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    1Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12If others are partakers of this right over you, should not we even more? Nevertheless, we have not used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 10:9
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    9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

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    12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

  • 2 Thess 3:9
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    9Not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to follow.

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    4For while one says, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are you not carnal?

  • Gal 1:16
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    16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

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    1Be imitators of me, just as I am of Christ.

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    9For which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.

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    1Concerning the service to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you:

  • Gal 4:15
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    15Where then is that blessing you spoke of? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.

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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 as a mere man? Or does not the Law say the same also?