Parallel Verses

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?

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 If I am not an apostle to others, I most certainly am to you, for you are the seal (stamp) (proof) of my apostleship in the Lord.


Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:6

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God caused the growth.

Acts 9:3

As he journeyed to Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven shined around him.

Acts 9:17

Ananias went his way. He entered the house and put his hands on him and said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared to you along the road sent me, that you might receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 23:11

The following night the Lord stood by him and said: Be of good courage, Paul, for just as you testified about me in Jerusalem, so you also must bear witness at Rome.

1 Corinthians 9:19

For, though I am free from all persons, yet I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain more.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed (set apart) for the good news of God,

1 Timothy 2:7

Because of this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle. What I say is true, not false, and I am a teacher of the nations in the true faith.

2 Timothy 1:11

I was appointed to be a messenger of this good news, an apostle, and a teacher.

Acts 9:5

Who are you Lord? He asked. The Lord said: I am Jesus whom you persecute.

Acts 9:15

The Lord said to him: Be on your way. This man is a chosen vessel to bear my name to the people of the nations, and kings and the children of Israel.

Acts 13:2

As they ministered to God, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said: Set Barnabas and Saul apart for the work I have called them.

Acts 14:4

The people of the city were divided. Some were for the Jews and others for the apostles.

Acts 14:14

When the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they ripped their clothes, and ran in among the people.

Acts 16:17-18

She followed Paul and cried out: These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.

Acts 18:8-11

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord and so did his household. Many of the Corinthians who heard and believed were baptized.

Acts 22:6-8

While I was traveling I came near Damascus about midday. Suddenly a bright light from the sky flashed around me.

Acts 22:14-21

He said: 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will. You are to see his righteous servant, and to hear him speak with his own voice.

Acts 26:16-18

Stand up on your feet. I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things that you have seen, and of those things I will show to you.

Romans 1:5

Through whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, respecting his name.

Romans 11:13

I speak to you people of the nations. For I am the apostle to the nations and I glorify (honor) (praise) (celebrate) my ministry.

1 Corinthians 1:1

This letter is from Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother.

1 Corinthians 4:14-15

I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.

1 Corinthians 9:2-3

If I am not an apostle to others, I most certainly am to you, for you are the seal (stamp) (proof) of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:8-9

And last of all I also saw him, as of one with an untimely birth.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Working together with him we plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain (to no purpose) (in emptiness).

2 Corinthians 11:5

For I do not consider myself inferior to the super apostles.

2 Corinthians 12:11-12

I have become a fool in boasting. You have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended about you: for in nothing am I inferior to the most prominent apostles, though I am nothing.

Galatians 1:1

From Paul, who is an apostle not from men nor through men but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.

Galatians 1:15-17

It pleased God to separate me even from my mother's womb and call me through his grace.

Galatians 2:7-8

On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the good news to people who are not circumcised. Just as Peter had been entrusted with the good news to the people who are circumcised.

Galatians 5:1

Christ liberated us for freedom (moral liberty). Stand fast therefore, and do not become entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

We did not try to get praise from anyone, either from you or from others, even though as apostles of Christ we could have made demands on you.

Titus 1:1-3

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness.

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