1 Corinthians 9:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 6:27 : 27 Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
  • 2 Cor 3:1-3 : 1 A Living Letter Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we? 2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone, 3 revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.
  • 2 Cor 12:12 : 12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds.

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