1 Corinthians 9:1

“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?”

"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?" - 1 Corinthians 9:1
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What does 1 Corinthians 9:1 mean?

"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?" In this verse, the apostle Paul is questioning the Corinthians about his apostolic authority and the legitimacy of his ministry. It is important to understand the context…

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The Weight of Apostolic Calling: Understanding Our Identity in Christ

As we delve into the depths of 1 Corinthians 9:1, Paul poses a rhetorical question that strikes at the core of his identity and mission: "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?" This passage is not only an…

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A Prayer for Apostolic Assurance and Purpose

Dear Heavenly Father, As we come before you in prayer, we reflect deeply on the profound words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:1, where he boldly asks, "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?" Lord, we…

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1 Corinthians 9:1 - "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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1 Corinthians 9:4 - "Have we not power to eat and to drink?"
1 Corinthians 13:9 - "For we know in part, and we prophesy in part."
1 Corinthians 11:9 - "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."
1 Corinthians 9:3 - "Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,"
2 Corinthians 9:1 - "For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:"
1 Corinthians 5:9 - "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:"
1 Corinthians 1:9 - "God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord."
1 Corinthians 16:9 - "For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries."
1 Corinthians 9:6 - "Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?"
1 Corinthians 9:8 - "Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?"
Eternal Victor's Crown: 1 Corinthians 9:25
1 Corinthians 9:23 - "And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you."
1 Corinthians 7:9 - "But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."
1 Corinthians 12:9 - "To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;"
1 Corinthians 9:9 - "For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?"
1 Corinthians 3:9 - "For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building."
1 Corinthians 9:14 - "Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel."
1 Corinthians 8:9 - "But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak."
1 Corinthians 9:26 - "I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:"
"God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord." - 1 Corinthians 1:9
1 Corinthians 10:9 - "Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents."
1 Corinthians 15:9 - "For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God."
2 Corinthians 1:9 - "But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:"
"Have we not power to eat and to drink?" - 1 Corinthians 9:4