Greeting

Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,

The Ministry of Apostles

This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.

Paul Surrenders His Rights

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord?

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.

Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

Paul and the False Apostles

I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!

Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

Paul's Sufferings as an Apostle

I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

Concern for the Corinthian Church

I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing.

The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works.

Greeting

Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.

Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,

which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,