Parallel Verses

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?

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?

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?

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?

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 I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 Even if I am not an apostle to others, to you at least I am; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.


Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, Apollos watered, but God made the seed grow.

Acts 9:3

And as he journeyed, when he was approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed round him.

Acts 9:17

And so Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, has sent me that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Acts 23:11

And the following night the Lord stood by him and said: "Be of good courage; for as you have borne faithful witness concerning me at Jerusalem, so you must testify at Rome also."

1 Corinthians 9:19

Though free from all men, I make myself the slave of all, that I may win the more.

Romans 1:1

From Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for a gospel of God,

1 Timothy 2:7

It was for this testimony that I myself was appointed a herald and apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), to be a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11

Of the gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher; and that is the reason I am now undergoing these sufferings.

Acts 9:5

And he said, "Who are you Lord?"

Acts 9:15

"Go," answered the Lord, "this man is chosen instrument of mine to bear my name before the nations and their kings, and before the Children of Israel also;

Acts 13:2

And as they were worshiping the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

Acts 14:4

But the mass of the city's people was divided; part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

Acts 14:14

But when the apostles, Paul and Barnabas, heard of it, they rent their garments and rushed out among the crowd, shouting and crying.

Acts 16:17-18

She used to follow after Paul and us, crying out again and again, "These men are servants of the most high God, who proclaimed to you the way of salvation."

Acts 18:8-11

And Crispus, the warden of the synagogue, believed on the Lord, with all his household; and many of the Corinthians from time to time listened, believed, and were baptized.

Acts 22:6-8

"But when, on my journey, I was nearing Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone round about me.

Acts 22:14-21

"Then he said: "'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know his will; and to see the righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

Acts 26:16-18

"'But rise and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you my minister and my witness both of what you have already seen and of those things in which I will appear to you.

Romans 1:5

It is through him, even Jesus Christ our Lord, that I received grace and apostleship to promote obedience to the faith among all the Gentiles, for his name's sake;

Romans 11:13

For to you who are Gentiles I say that since I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry,

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, and Sosthenes, his brother.

1 Corinthians 4:14-15

I am not writing this to shame you, but to admonish you, as my beloved children.

1 Corinthians 9:2-3

Even if I am not an apostle to others, to you at least I am; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:8-9

and last of all, as by one born out of due time, he was seen by me also.

2 Corinthians 6:1

As a worker with him I beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 Corinthians 11:5

For I reckon that I am in no respect behind your superapostolic apostles.

2 Corinthians 12:11-12

I am become a fool??ou have forced me to; for you yourselves ought to have been my vindicators. In no respect am I inferior to these superapostolic apostles, even though I am nothing.

Galatians 1:1

Paul, an apostle sent not from men nor by any man, but by Jesus Christ and by God the Father who raised him from the dead;

Galatians 1:15-17

But when God who had set me apart from my very birth,

Galatians 2:7-8

On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter has with the gospel for the circumcised

Galatians 5:1

stand firm then, and do not be again entangled in a yoke of bondage.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

Now was I seeking glory from men, either yourselves or others, although I might have exercised authority as Christ's apostle.

Titus 1:1-3

To Titus, my true son in a common faith, from Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and to the knowledge of the truth which goes with piety;

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