1 Corinthians 9:1-3

New International Reader's Version

Paul’s Rights as an Apostle

9 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you the result of my work for the Lord? ² Others may not think of me as an apostle. But I am certainly one to you! You are the proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.

³ That is what I say to stand up for myself when people judge me.