1 Corinthians 9:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

if to others I am not an apostle -- yet doubtless to you I am; for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the Lord.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 6:27 : 27 work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal -- `even' God.'
  • 2 Cor 3:1-3 : 1 Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you? 2 our letter ye are, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men, 3 manifested that ye are a letter of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in the tablets of stone, but in fleshy tablets of the heart,
  • 2 Cor 12:12 : 12 The signs, indeed, of the apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,

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    1Am not I an apostle? am not I free? Jesus Christ our Lord have I not seen? my work are not ye in the Lord?

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    3My defence to those who examine me in this;

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    9for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

    10and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;

    11whether, then, I or they, so we preach, and so ye did believe.

  • 2 Cor 11:5-6
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    5for I reckon that I have been nothing behind the very chiefest apostles,

    6and even if unlearned in word -- yet not in knowledge, but in every thing we were made manifest in all things to you.

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    11I have become a fool -- boasting; ye -- ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles -- even if I am nothing.

    12The signs, indeed, of the apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,

    13for what is there in which ye were inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this injustice!

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    9for, for this also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether in regard to all things ye are obedient.

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    11to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,

  • Rom 9:1-2
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    1Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,

    2that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart --

  • 2 Cor 9:1
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    1For, indeed, concerning the ministration that `is' for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

  • 2 Cor 11:22
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    22Hebrews are they? I also! Israelites are they? I also! seed of Abraham are they? I also!

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    15And I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for `it is' good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void;

    16for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and wo is to me if I may not proclaim good news;

    17for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted!

    18What, then, is my reward? -- that proclaiming good news, without charge I shall make the good news of the Christ, not to abuse my authority in the good news;

    19for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;

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    7The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ's, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ's, so also we `are' Christ's;

    8for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

    9that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,

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    2our letter ye are, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,

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    10The truth of Christ is in me, because this boasting shall not be stopped in regard to me in the regions of Achaia;