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1 Cor. 9:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seene Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my workf in the Lord?

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Acts 9:3,17• ³But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,
¹⁷And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 9:3,17)

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1 Cor. 4:15• ¹⁵For if ye should have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus *I* have begotten you through the glad tidings. (1 Cor. 4:15)

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1-6: He shows his liberty;

7-14: and that the minister ought to live by the Gospel;

15-17: yet that himself has of his own accord abstained,

18-21: to be either chargeable unto them,

22-23: or offensive unto any, in matters indifferent.

24-27: Our life is like unto a race.

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1 Cor. 9:2‑3• ²If I am not an apostle to others, yet at any rate I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are *ye* in the Lord.
³My defence to those who examine me is this: (1 Cor. 9:2‑3)

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1 Cor. 1:1• ¹Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother, (1 Cor. 1:1)

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1 Cor. 15:8‑9• ⁸and last of all, as to an abortion, he appeared to *me* also.
⁹For *I* am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called apostle, because I have persecuted the assembly of God. (1 Cor. 15:8‑9)

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Acts 9:15• ¹⁵And the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and the sons of Israel: (Acts 9:15)

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Acts 13:2• ²And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. (Acts 13:2)

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Acts 14:4• ⁴And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles. (Acts 14:4)

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Acts 22:14‑15• ¹⁴And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;
¹⁵for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard. (Acts 22:14‑15)

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Acts 16:17‑18• ¹⁷She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you the way of salvation.
¹⁸And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour. (Acts 16:17‑18)

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Rom. 1:1,5• ¹Paul, bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated to God's glad tidings,
⁵by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations, (Rom. 1:1,5)

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Rom. 11:13• ¹³For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as *I* am apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry; (Rom. 11:13)

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2 Cor. 11:5• ⁵For I reckon that in nothing I am behind those who are in surpassing degree apostles. (2 Cor. 11:5)

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2 Cor. 12:11‑12• ¹¹I have become a fool; *ye* have compelled me; for *I* ought to have been commended by you; for I have been nothing behind those who were in surpassing degree apostles, if also I am nothing.
¹²The signs indeed of the apostle were wrought among you in all endurance, signs, and wonders, and works of power. (2 Cor. 12:11‑12)

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Gal. 1:1,15‑17• ¹Paul, apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father who raised him from among the dead,
¹⁵But when God, who set me apart even from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
¹⁶was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I may announce him as glad tidings among the nations, immediately I took not counsel with flesh and blood,
¹⁷nor went I up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus. (Gal. 1:1,15‑17)

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Gal. 2:7‑8• ⁷but, on the contrary, seeing that the glad tidings of the uncircumcision were confided to me, even as to Peter that of the circumcision,
⁸(for he that wrought in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcision wrought also in me towards the Gentiles,) (Gal. 2:7‑8)

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1 Tim. 2:7• ⁷to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle, (I speak the truth, I do not lie,) a teacher of the nations in faith and truth. (1 Tim. 2:7)

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2 Tim. 1:11• ¹¹to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of the nations. (2 Tim. 1:11)

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Titus 1:1‑3• ¹Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect, and knowledge of the truth which is according to piety;
²in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,
³but has manifested in its own due season his word, in the proclamation with which *I* have been entrusted, according to the commandment of our Saviour God; (Titus 1:1‑3)

am I not free.

1 Cor. 9:19• ¹⁹For being free from all, I have made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most possible. (1 Cor. 9:19)

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Gal. 5:1• ¹Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1)

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1 Cor. 15:8• ⁸and last of all, as to an abortion, he appeared to *me* also. (1 Cor. 15:8)

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Acts 9:3,5,17• ³But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,
⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest.
¹⁷And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 9:3,5,17)

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Acts 18:9• ⁹And the Lord said by vision in the night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent; (Acts 18:9)

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Acts 22:6‑8,14‑21• ⁶And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.
⁷And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
⁸And *I* answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, *I* am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom *thou* persecutest.
¹⁴And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;
¹⁵for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
¹⁶And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
¹⁷And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,
¹⁸and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
¹⁹And *I* said, Lord, they themselves know that *I* was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee;
²⁰and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.
²¹And he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off. (Acts 22:6‑8,14‑21)

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Acts 23:11• ¹¹But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also. (Acts 23:11)

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Acts 26:16‑18• ¹⁶but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,
¹⁷taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom *I* send thee,
¹⁸to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me. (Acts 26:16‑18)

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1 Cor. 3:6• ⁶*I* have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase. (1 Cor. 3:6)

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1 Cor. 4:14‑15• ¹⁴Not as chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.
¹⁵For if ye should have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus *I* have begotten you through the glad tidings. (1 Cor. 4:14‑15)

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Acts 18:8‑11• ⁸But Crispus the ruler of the synagogue believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptised.
⁹And the Lord said by vision in the night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;
¹⁰because *I* am with thee, and no one shall set upon thee to injure thee; because I have much people in this city.
¹¹And he remained there a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God. (Acts 18:8‑11)

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2 Cor. 6:1• ¹But as fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: (2 Cor. 6:1)

• Yet does he affirm his independence of human yoke as distinctly as his apostleship. Liberty thus went hand in hand with the highest responsibility. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 9:1-14” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Am I not freea? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesusb our Lord? my work are not ye in [the] Lord?

WK Translation Notes

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a

The order is transposed in the vulgar text, following the mass but not the best MSS. and versions.

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The T. R. reads "Jesus Christ." Some MSS. read "Christ," others "Jesus."