1 Corinthians 9:2
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If I am not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you. For ye are the seal of mine apostleship in the Lord.
If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
If I am not [considered] an apostle to others, at least I am one to you; for you are the seal and the certificate and the living evidence of my apostleship in the Lord [confirming and authenticating it].
Even if I am not considered an apostle (a special messenger) by others, at least I am one to you; for you are the seal (the certificate, the living evidence) of my apostleship in the Lord [confirming and authenticating it].
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.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, because you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, because you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If I’m not an apostle to others, at least I am to you! You are the seal that shows I’m an apostle.
Even if to others I am not an emissary, at least I am to you; for you are living proof that I am the Lord’s emissary.
Others may think that I am not an apostle, but you are proof that I am an apostle to you.
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.
If to others I am not an apostle, yet indeed I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord—
And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Others may not accept me as an apostle, but surely you do. You are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.
Other people may not accept me as a true apostle. But you surely must accept me. As a result of my work, you now belong to the Lord. That shows that I am truly his apostle.
If I am not an apostle to others, yet at least I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship 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.
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.
If others do not accept me as an apostle, surely you do, because you are ·proof that I am an apostle [L the seal/verification of my apostleship] in the Lord.
If I be not an Apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am unto you: for ye are the seal of mine Apostleship in the Lord.
If I’m not an apostle to other people, at least I’m an apostle to you. You are the seal which proves that I am the Lord’s apostle.
Even if others do not accept me as an apostle, surely you do! Because of your life in union with the Lord you yourselves are proof of the fact that I am an apostle.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Others may not accept me as an apostle, but surely you accept me. You are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.
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.
Is there any doubt that I am a genuine messenger, any doubt that I am a free man? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Are not you yourselves samples of my work for the Lord? Even if other people should refuse to recognise my divine commission, yet to you at any rate I shall always be a true messenger, for you are a living proof of God’s call to me. This is my real ground of defence to those who cross-examine me.
If I am not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
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.
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.
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.
If to others I am not an apostle, yet indeed I am to you, for you are my seal of apostleship in the Lord.
If in the opinion of others, I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you, for you have been won to Christ through me.
And don’t tell me that I have no authority to write like this. I’m perfectly free to do this—isn’t that obvious? Haven’t I been given a job to do? Wasn’t I commissioned to this work in a face-to-face meeting with Jesus, our Master? Aren’t you yourselves proof of the good work that I’ve done for the Master? Even if no one else admits the authority of my commission, you can’t deny it. Why, my work with you is living proof of my authority!
If I am not an apostle to others, yet indeed I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the proof of my apostleship in the Lord.
If I’m not an apostle to other people, at least I’m an apostle to you. You are the seal which proves that I am the Lord’s apostle.
Although I may not be an apostle for others, certainly I am for you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship 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.
Although others may not regard me as an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If others do not accept me as an apostle, surely you do, because you are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other people may not think of me as a missionary, but you do. It proves I am a missionary because you are Christians now.
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.
If I am not an apostle to others, yet I am to you. For you in the Lord are the seal of my apostleship.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
I may not be an apostle to other people, but I certainly am to you; in fact, you are the authorized stamp of my apostleship in the Lord.
If to others I am not a Shliach, surely I am to you, for you are the chotam (seal) of my shlichus (Ga 2:10), in Hashem.
If I am not an Apostle to others, nonetheless, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my Apostleship 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.
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.
If to others I am not an emissary, at least I am to you—for you are the seal of my office of emissary in the Lord.
Even if others don’t recognize that I am His emissary, at least you do because you are the seal, the living proof that the Lord commissioned me to be His representative.
If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
If other people do not call me an apostle, yet surely I am an apostle to you. You people are the proof that I am an apostle for the Lord.
And though to others I am not apostle, but nevertheless to you I am; for ye be the little sign of mine apostlehood [for why ye be the signal, or little sign, of mine apostlehood] in the Lord.
if to others I am not an apostle -- yet doubtless to you I am; for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the Lord.
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