Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
This is my defense to those who would examine me.
New American Standard Bible
My defense to those who examine me is this:
King James Version
Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
Holman Bible
My defense to those who examine me is this:
International Standard Version
This is my defense to those who would examine me:
A Conservative Version
My defense to those who examine me is this.
American Standard Version
My defence to them that examine me is this.
Amplified
This is my defense to those who would put me on trial and interrogate me [concerning my authority as an apostle]:
An Understandable Version
My defense to those people who [want to] examine my credentials is this:
Anderson New Testament
My answer to those who examine me is this:
Bible in Basic English
My answer to those who are judging me is this.
Daniel Mace New Testament
my answer to those who call me to account, is this:
Darby Translation
My defence to those who examine me is this:
Godbey New Testament
My defence to those calling me in question is this.
Goodspeed New Testament
My answer to those who want to investigate me is this:
John Wesley New Testament
My answer to them who examine me is this.
Julia Smith Translation
My justification to them examining me is this,
King James 2000
My answer to them that do examine me is this,
Lexham Expanded Bible
My defense to those who examine me is this:
Modern King James verseion
My answer to those who examine me is this:
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Mine answer to them that ask me, is this:
Moffatt New Testament
Here is my reply to my inquisitors.
Montgomery New Testament
This is my reply to my critics.
NET Bible
This is my defense to those who examine me.
New Heart English Bible
My defense to those who examine me is this.
Noyes New Testament
This is my answer to those who question my authority.
Sawyer New Testament
My defense to those who condemn me is this;
The Emphasized Bible
My defence, unto them who are examining me, is this:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
My apology to those who interrogate me is this,
Twentieth Century New Testament
The defense that I make to my critics is this:
Webster
My answer to them that examine me is this,
Weymouth New Testament
That is how I vindicate myself to those who criticize me.
Williams New Testament
My vindication of myself to those who are investigating me is this:
World English Bible
My defense to those who examine me is this.
Worrell New Testament
My defense to those examining me is this.
Worsley New Testament
And this is my answer to them that call me to account: have we not power to eat and to drink?
Youngs Literal Translation
My defence to those who examine me in this;
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 9:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Gives Up His Rights As An Apostle
2 If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 This is my defense to those who would examine me. 4 Do we not have the right to food and drink?
Cross References
Acts 22:1
"Brethren and fathers, hear my defense which I now offer to you."
Acts 25:16
I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before the accused meets his accusers face to face and has an opportunity to make his defense against the charges.
1 Corinthians 14:37
If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command.
2 Corinthians 10:7-8
You look at things as they are outwardly. If anyone is confident in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again within himself, that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
2 Corinthians 12:16-19
But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!
2 Corinthians 13:3
since you desire proof that Christ is speaking in me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful in you.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in youunless, indeed, you fail the test?
2 Corinthians 13:10
I write these things while I am absent, in order that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority which the Lord gave me for building you up, and not for tearing you down.
Philippians 1:7
For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.
Philippians 1:17
the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, but thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment.
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.