Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
My defence, unto them who are examining me, is this:
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.
Common New Testament
This is my defense to those who would examine me.
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;
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, 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. 3 My defence, unto them who are examining me, is this: 4 Have we not a right to eat and drink?
Cross References
Acts 22:1
Brethren and fathers! Hear ye, the defence, which I now make unto you: -
Acts 25:16
unto whom made answer - That it is not a custom with Romans, to grant as a favour any man, before the accused, face to face, should have his accusers, and, opportunity of defence, should receive, concerning the charge.
1 Corinthians 14:37
If anyone thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge the things which I am writing to you, - that they are, a commandment, of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 10:7-8
The things that lie on the surface, ye are looking at: - if anyone hath come to trust in himself that he is, Christ's, this, let him reckon, again, with himself - that, even as, he, is Christ's, so, also are, we.
2 Corinthians 12:16-19
But let it be! - I, myself, did not burden you, - Notwithstanding, being crafty, with guile, I caught you?
2 Corinthians 13:3
Since, a test, ye are seeking, of the speaking in me of Christ; - who, unto you, is not weak, but is powerful in you, -
2 Corinthians 13:5
Be trying, yourselves, whether ye are in the faith, be putting, yourselves, to the test! Or do ye not recognise yourselves, seeing that, Jesus Christ, is in you, - unless perhaps ye fail in the testing.
2 Corinthians 13:10
For this cause, these things, while absent, am I writing, that I may not, when present, deal sharply - according to the authority which, the Lord, hath given me, for building up and not for pulling down.
Philippians 1:7
According as it is right in me to have this regard in behalf of you all, - because ye have had me in your hearts, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad-message, all of you being, joint partakers of my favour.
Philippians 1:17
But, those, out of faction, are declaring, the Christ, not purely - supposing to rouse up, tribulation, with my bonds.
2 Timothy 4:16
In my first defence, no man, came in to help me, but, all, forsook me, - unto them, may it not be reckoned! -