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1 Corinthians 9:1

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

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ASV

Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

KJV

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΟὐκOukSurelyG3756 →
εἰμὶeimiI amG1510 →
ἐλεύθερος;eleutherosfree?G1658 →
οὐκoukSurelyG3756 →
εἰμὶeimiI amG1510 →
ἀπόστολος;apostolosan apostleG652 →
οὐχὶouchiSurelyG3780 →
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
κύριονkurionLordG2962 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
ἑόρακα;he'orakahave I seen?G3708 →
οὐouSurelyG3756 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ἔργονergonworkG2041 →
μουmouof mineG3165 →
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771 →
ἐστεesteareG1510 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
κυρίῳ;kuriō[the] Lord?G2962 →

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1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.Acts 9:17So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”Acts 9:3As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.1 Timothy 2:7For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.Acts 23:11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.Galatians 1:15–17But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleasedTitus 1:1–3Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,2 Timothy 1:11to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—Acts 22:14Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.Galatians 5:1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.2 Corinthians 10:7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.2 Corinthians 12:11–12I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.Galatians 1:1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—Acts 9:5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.

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The Crucifixion — 'Christ crucified' (1 Cor 2:2) — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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