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1 Corinthians 9

1 Cor. 9:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Am I
eimi (Greek #1510)
a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic)
KJV usage: am, have been, X it is I, was. See also 1488, 1498, 1511, 1527, 2258, 2071, 2070, 2075, 2076, 2771, 2468, 5600.
Pronounce: i-mee'
Origin: the first person singular present indicative
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
an apostle
apostolos (Greek #652)
a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)
KJV usage: apostle, messenger, he that is sent.
Pronounce: ap-os'-tol-os
Origin: from 649
? am I
eimi (Greek #1510)
a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic)
KJV usage: am, have been, X it is I, was. See also 1488, 1498, 1511, 1527, 2258, 2071, 2070, 2075, 2076, 2771, 2468, 5600.
Pronounce: i-mee'
Origin: the first person singular present indicative
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
free
eleutheros (Greek #1658)
unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability)
KJV usage: free (man, woman), at liberty.
Pronounce: el-yoo'-ther-os
Origin: probably from the alternate of 2064
? have I
horao (Greek #3708)
by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
KJV usage: behold, perceive, see, take heed.
Pronounce: hor-ah'-o
Origin: properly, to stare at (compare 3700), i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally)
not
ouchi (Greek #3780)
not indeed
KJV usage: nay, not.
Pronounce: oo-khee'
Origin: intensive of 3756
seen
horao (Greek #3708)
by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
KJV usage: behold, perceive, see, take heed.
Pronounce: hor-ah'-o
Origin: properly, to stare at (compare 3700), i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally)
e Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
Lord
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
? are
este (Greek #2075)
ye are
KJV usage: be, have been, belong.
Pronounce: es-teh'
Origin: second person plural present indicative of 1510
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
ye
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
my
mou (Greek #3450)
of me
KJV usage: I, me, mine (own), my.
Pronounce: moo
Origin: the simpler form of 1700
work
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ergon (Greek #2041)
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
KJV usage: deed, doing, labour, work.
Pronounce: er'-gon
Origin: from a primary (but obsolete) ἔργω (to work)
f in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the Lord
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
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Acts 9:3,17• 3And as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round him a light out of heaven,
 17And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus that appeared to thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, so that thou mightest receive sight 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 child-guides in Christ, yet not many fathers, for in Christ Jesus, through the gospel, I begot you. (1 Cor. 4:15)

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Apostle,
Christ,
The Lord Jesus

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Ministry on This Verse

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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.
I not an.
1 Cor. 9:2‑3• 2If I am not an apostle to others, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of my apostleship ye are in [the] Lord.
 3My defence to those that examine me is this. (1 Cor. 9:2‑3)
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1 Cor. 1:1• 1Paul, a called a apostle of Christ Jesus b 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 the abortion, he appeared to me also.
 9For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God; (1 Cor. 15:8‑9)
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Acts 9:15• 15But the Lord said unto him, Go, for he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name before both d Gentiles and kings and 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 Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. (Acts 13:2)
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Acts 14:4• 4But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. (Acts 14:4)
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Acts 22:14‑15• 14And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
 15For thou shalt be for him to all men a witness 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 salvation's way.
 18And this she did for many days. But Paul being distressed, turned and said to the spirit, I charge 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, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart unto God's gospel,
 5through whom we received grace and apostleship unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of his name; (Rom. 1:1,5)
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Rom. 11:13• 13For I speak to you the Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry, (Rom. 11:13)
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2 Cor. 11:5• 5For I reckon that I am in nothing come short of those surpassing apostles; (2 Cor. 11:5)
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2 Cor. 12:11‑12• 11I am become foolish, ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I behind those surpassing apostles if also I am nothing.
 12The signs indeed of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by both signs and wonders and powers. (2 Cor. 12:11‑12)
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Gal. 1:1,15‑17• 1Paul, apostle, not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father that raised him out of the dead,
 15But when it pleased God, that set me apart out of my mother's womb and called me by his grace,
 16to reveal his Son in me, that I should preach him among the nations, immediately I took not counsel with flesh and blood,
 17nor went up to Jerusalem to those that were apostles before me; but I went unto Arabia and again returned unto Damascus. (Gal. 1:1,15‑17)
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Gal. 2:7‑8• 7but, on the contrary, having seen that I was entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter [with that] of the circumcision
 8(for he that wrought in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcision, wrought in me also toward the nations), (Gal. 2:7‑8)
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1 Tim. 2:7• 7to which I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I speak truth, I lie not), a teacher of Gentiles in faith and truth. (1 Tim. 2:7)
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2 Tim. 1:11• 11whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher [of Gentiles]. (2 Tim. 1:11)
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Titus 1:1‑3• 1Paul, bondman of God and apostle of Jesus Christ according to faith of God's elect, and full knowledge of truth that is according to piety;
 2upon hope of life eternal which God that cannot lie promised before the times of the ages,
 3but manifested in its own seasons his word in a preaching, with which I was entrusted, according to command of our Saviour God; (Titus 1:1‑3)
am I not free.
1 Cor. 9:19• 19For being free from all I made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most. (1 Cor. 9:19)
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Gal. 5:1• 1Stand fast in the freedom with which Christ hath freed us, and be not again held in a yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1)
have.
1 Cor. 15:8• 8and last of all, as to the abortion, he appeared to me also. (1 Cor. 15:8)
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Acts 9:3,5,17• 3And as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round 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, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus that appeared to thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, so that thou mightest receive sight and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit. (Acts 9:3,5,17)
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Acts 18:9• 9And the Lord said by night through a vision 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 unto 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 unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecutest.
 14And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
 15For thou shalt be for him to all men a witness of what thou hast seen and heard.
 16And now, why tarriest thou? Arise, and get baptized, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
 17And it came to pass that when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
 18and saw him saying unto me, Make haste and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.
 19And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those that believe on thee,
 20and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those that slew him.
 21And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles. (Acts 22:6‑8,14‑21)
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Acts 23:11• 11And the night following, the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, for as thou hast fully testified concerning me at Jerusalem so also must thou testify at Rome. (Acts 23:11)
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Acts 26:16‑18• 16But rise up and stand on thy feet, for to this end I appeared to thee, to appoint thee a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen and of those things wherein I shall appear to thee,
 17taking thee out from the people and from the Gentiles unto whom I send thee,
 18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness unto light and the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those that are sanctified by faith that is in me. (Acts 26:16‑18)
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1 Cor. 3:6• 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. (1 Cor. 3:6)
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1 Cor. 4:14‑15• 14Not to abash you do I write these things, but as my beloved children I admonish [you];
 15for if ye should have ten thousand child-guides in Christ, yet not many fathers, for in Christ Jesus, through the gospel, I begot you. (1 Cor. 4:14‑15)
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Acts 18:8‑11• 8And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized.
 9And the Lord said by night through a vision to Paul, Fear not, but speak, and be not silent,
 10because I am with thee and no one shall set on thee to harm thee; because I have much people in this city.
 11And he settled down a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God. (Acts 18:8‑11)
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2 Cor. 6:1• 1And working together we also beseech that ye receive not in vain the grace of God (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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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."