Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Am not free? Am I not an apostle? Jesus our Lord, have I not seen? Are not, ye, my work, in the Lord?

New American Standard Bible

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

International Standard Version

I am free, am I not? I am an apostle, am I not? I have seen Jesus our Lord, haven't I? You are the result of my work in the Lord, aren't you?

A Conservative Version

Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are ye not my work in Lord?

American Standard Version

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?

Amplified

Am I not free [unrestrained and exempt from any obligation]? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our [risen] Lord [in person]? Are you not [the result and proof of] my work in the Lord?

An Understandable Version

Am I not a free man? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? [See Acts 9:17; I Cor. 15:8]. Are you people not [the result of] my work in [the service of] the Lord?

Anderson New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord-? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Bible in Basic English

Am I not free? am I not an Apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are you not my work in the Lord?

Common New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Daniel Mace New Testament

Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not you become christians by my labour?

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the product of my work in the Lord's service?

John Wesley New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord?

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Modern King James verseion

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?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?

Moffatt New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the work I have accomplished in the Lord?

Montgomery New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

NET Bible

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

New Heart English Bible

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Noyes New Testament

Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?

Sawyer New Testament

AM I not a freeman? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

AM I not an apostle? am I not a free man? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

Twentieth Century New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an Apostle? Have I not seen our Lord Jesus? Are not you yourselves my work achieved in union with the Lord?

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an Apostle? Can it be denied that I have seen Jesus, our Lord? Are not you yourselves my work in the Lord?

Williams New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the product of my work for the Lord?

World English Bible

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren't you my work in the Lord?

Worrell New Testament

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are ye not my work in the Lord?

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Am I
εἰμί 
Eimi 
I am , am, it is I , be, I was , have been, not tr
Usage: 72

not
οὐ 
Ou 
οὐ 
Ou 
οὐχί 
Ouchi 
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
not, no, cannot ,
not, nay, not, not so
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032
Usage: 1032
Usage: 32
Usage: 1032

an apostle
ἀπόστολος 
Apostolos 
Usage: 78

am I
εἰμί 
Eimi 
I am , am, it is I , be, I was , have been, not tr
Usage: 72

ἐλεύθερος 
Eleutheros 
Usage: 21

have I
ὁράω 
Horao 
see, take heed, behold, perceive, not tr
Usage: 36

ὁράω 
Horao 
see, take heed, behold, perceive, not tr
Usage: 36

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

are
ἐστέ 
Este 
are, be, is, belong to, have been, not tr
Usage: 53

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

ἔργον 
Ergon 
Usage: 130

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Context Readings

Paul Gives Up His Rights As An Apostle

1 Am not free? Am I not an apostle? Jesus our Lord, have I not seen? Are not, ye, my work, in the Lord? 2 If, unto others, I am not an apostle, certainly at least, unto you, I am; for, the seal of my apostleship, ye, are in the Lord.


Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:6

I, planted, Apollos, watered, - but, God, caused to, grow.

Acts 9:3

But, as he was journeying, it came to pass that he was drawing near unto Damascus, and, suddenly, there flashed around him a light out of heaven;

Acts 9:17

And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and, laying upon him his hands, said - Saul, brother! The Lord, hath sent me, - Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way by which thou wast coming, - that thou mayest recover sight, and be filled with Holy Spirit.

Acts 23:11

But, on the following night, the Lord, standing over him, said - Be of good courage! for, as thou hast fully borne witness of the things concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou, in Rome also, bear witness.

1 Corinthians 9:19

For, though free from all, unto all, myself, I enslaved, - that, the larger number, I might win:

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the glad-message of God -

1 Timothy 2:7

Unto which, I, have been appointed proclaimer and apostle - Truth I speak, I utter no falsehood - a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11

Whereunto, I, have been appointed herald and apostle and teacher;

Acts 9:5

And he said - Who art thou, Lord? And, he, said - I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said unto him - Be going thy way; for, a choice vessel unto me, is this man, to bear my name before both thenations and kings, and the sons of Israel;

Acts 13:2

And, as they were publicly ministering unto the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said - Separate forthwith unto me, Barnabas and Saul, unto the work whereunto I have called them.

Acts 14:4

And the throng of the city was divided; and some indeed were with the Jews, while some were with the apostles.

Acts 14:14

But the apostles Barnabas and Paul, hearing of it, rending asunder their own mantles, sprang forward amidst the multitude, crying aloud,

Acts 16:17-18

The same, following after Paul and us, kept crying aloud, saying - These men, are servants of the Most High God, - who, indeed, are declaring unto you a way of salvation.

Acts 18:8-11

But, Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, with all his house. And, many of the Corinthians, hearing, were believing, and being immersed.

Acts 22:6-8

But it befell me, as I was journeying and drawing nigh unto Damascus, that, about mid-day - suddenly - out of heaven, there flashed a great light all around me;

Acts 22:14-21

And he said - The God of our fathers, hath chosen thee to get to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, - and to hear a voice out of his mouth.

Acts 26:16-18

But rise and stand upon thy feet; for, to this end, have I appeared unto thee, - To appoint thee an attendant and a witness, both of the things as to which thou hast seen me, and of those as to which I will appear unto thee:

Romans 1:5

Through whom we have received favour and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name,

Romans 11:13

Unto you, however, am I speaking, - you of the nations; inasmuch, indeed, then, as, I, am an apostle to the nations, my ministry, I glorify,

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through God's will, - and Sosthenes the brother, -

1 Corinthians 4:14-15

Not, to shame you, write I these things; but, as my beloved children, I admonish you.

1 Corinthians 9:2-3

If, unto others, I am not an apostle, certainly at least, unto you, I am; for, the seal of my apostleship, ye, are in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:8-9

And, last of all, just as if unto the unseasonable birth, he appeared, even unto me;

2 Corinthians 6:1

As co-workers, however, we also beseech, that, not in vain, the favour of God, ye welcome;

2 Corinthians 11:5

For I reckon not to have come a whit behind the exceeding overmuch apostles;

2 Corinthians 12:11-12

I have become foolish, - ye, compelled me: - I, in fact, ought, by you, to have been commended; for, not a whit, have I come behind the exceeding overmuch apostles, - even if I am nothing:

Galatians 1:1

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

Galatians 1:15-17

But, when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through his favour, was well-pleased

Galatians 2:7-8

But, on the contrary, - when they saw that I had been entrusted with the glad-message to the uncircumcision, even as, Peter, with that to the circumcision,

Galatians 5:1

With her freedom, Christ hath made you, free. Stand fast, therefore, and do not, again, with a yoke of servitude, be held fast!

1 Thessalonians 2:6

Nor, of men, seeking glory - either from you, or from others, though we could have assumed, dignity, as Apostles of Christ;

Titus 1:1-3

Paul, a servant of God - an apostle moreover of Jesus Christ, - according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and the personal knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness, -

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