1 Corinthians 9:1 — Am I not free [unrestrained and exempt from any obligation]? Am I not an apostl… — AMP | maBible
Read 1 Corinthians 9:1 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Corinthians 9.1, 1 Corinthians 9v1, 1Co. 9:1. Am I not free [unrestrained and exempt from any obligation]? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our [risen] Lord [in person]? Are you not [the resu…
1 Am I not free [unrestrained and exempt from any obligation]? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our [risen] Lord [in person]? Are you not [the result and proof of] my work in the Lord?
Notes and references
Paul knew that to be an apostle in the same sense as the original twelve apostles (with Matthias replacing Judas Iscariot, Acts 1:26), he had to be an eyewitness of the resurrected Christ (Acts 1:22). His encounter with Christ on his journey to Damascus met this requirement (Acts 9:2-8, 27; 22:6-21…