The Rights of an Apostle

1 Corinthians 9:1

In 9 translations

BSB: 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?
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?
WEB: Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?
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?
LSV: Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the LORD?
YLT: Am not I an apostle? am not I free? Jesus Christ our Lord have I not seen? my work are not ye in the Lord?
DBY: Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in [the] Lord?
DRC: Am not I free? Am not I an apostle? Have not I seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord?
GNV: Am I not an Apostle? am I not free? haue I not seene Iesus Christ our Lord? are ye not my worke in the Lord?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Χριστὸν (“Christ”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Οὐκ elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place εἰμὶ elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐλεύθερος elsewhere in this verse.
Spelling of ἑόρακα: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus: ἑώρακα.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

SBLGNT: ἐλεύθερος οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐλεύθερος οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπόστολος οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος.
SBLGNT: Ἰησοῦν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἰησοῦν; Robinson–Pierpont add Χριστὸν.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; οὐχὶ Ἰησοῦν τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν ἑόρακα; οὐ τὸ ἔργον μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ;
RP2018: Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; Οὐχὶ Ἰησοῦν χριστὸν τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν ἑώρακα; Οὐ τὸ ἔργον μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ;
TR-Boyd: Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; Οὐχὶ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν τὸν Κύριον ἡμῶν ἑώρακα; Οὐ τὸ ἔργον μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν Κυρίῳ;ὑμεῖς ¦ ἡμεῖς ST
SCR1894: ουκ ειμι αποστολος ουκ ειμι ελευθερος ουχι ιησουν χριστον τον κυριον ημων εωρακα ου το εργον μου υμεις εστε εν κυριω

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Apostle In the Lord Resurrection of Christ Apostles, The Church Government Spiritual Gifts Corinthians, First Epistle to the Vision Paul Eschatology of the New Testament

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Cross-references most cited first

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…
1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
Acts 9:3As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
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 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.
Galatians 1:15–17But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, nor…
2 Timothy 1:11to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
Titus 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, in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time…
Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
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 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. The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and…
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 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
Romans 11:13I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).