Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(A) of my apostleship in the Lord.

This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. Don’t we have the right to food and drink?(B)

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If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are (A)the [a]seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

My defense to those who examine me is this: (B)Do we have no [b]right to eat and drink?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:2 certification
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:4 authority