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1 Corinthians 9:2
2If I am not an apostle to others, yet at any rate I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in [the] Lord.
1 Corinthians 9:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Context of 1 Corinthians 9:2
1Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in [the] Lord? If I am not an apostle to others, yet at any rate I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in [the] Lord. 3My defence to those who examine me is this: 4Have we not a right to eat and to drink?
Read all of 1 Corinthians 91 Corinthians 9:2 word by word
εἰ ἄλλοις οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλλά γε ὑμῖν εἰμι· ἡ γὰρ σφραγίς μου τῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 9:2
- John 6:27Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God.
- 2 Corinthians 3:1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or do we need, as some, commendatory letters to you, or [commendatory] from you?
- 2 Corinthians 12:12The signs indeed of the apostle were wrought among you in all endurance, signs, and wonders, and works of power.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2If I be not an apostle unto others - If there be other Churches which have been founded by other apostles; yet it is not so with you. The seal of mine apostleship are ye - Your conversion to Christianity is God's seal to my apostleship. Had not God sent me, I could not have profited your souls. The or seal, was a figure cut in a stone, and that set in a ring, by which letters of credence and authority were stamped. The ancients, particularly the Greeks…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2If I be not an apostle unto others - “If I have not given evidence to others of my apostolic mission; of my being sent by the Lord Jesus, yet I have to you. Assuredly you, among whom I have labored so long and so successfully, should not doubt that I am sent from the Lord. You have been well acquainted with me; you have witnessed my endowments, you have seen my success, and you have had abundant evidence that I have been sent on this great work. It is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2These four rhetorical questions expect a positive answer. The first question, following his discussion in 8:1–13, asserts Paul's freedom from Jewish ritual obligations. However, he later emphasizes (see 9:19–23) that he willingly follows Jewish practices to win them to Christ. The other three questions assert Paul's apostolic authority, which some in Corinth questioned. For you are the seal: For skeptics, Paul's apostolic calling was confirmed by his…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. yet doubtless--yet at least I am such to you. seal of mine apostleship--Your conversion by my preaching, accompanied with miracles ("the signs of an apostle," Ro 15:18, 19; 2Co 12:12), and your gifts conferred by me (1Co 1:7), vouch for the reality of my apostleship, just as a seal set to a document attests its genuineness (Joh 3:33; Ro 4:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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