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Paul Gives Up His Rights

Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn’t it because of my work that you belong to the Lord? Even if others think I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you. You yourselves are proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.

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The Rights of an Apostle

I am free, am I not? I am an apostle, am I not? I have seen Jesus our Lord, haven’t I? You are the result of[a] my work in the Lord, aren’t you? If I am not an apostle to other people, surely I am one to you, for you are the evidence of my apostolic authority from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:1 The Gk. lacks the result of