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THE MESSAGE
1 Corinthians 9:2
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Others may not accept me as an apostle, but surely you do. You are proof that I am an apostle 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.
Are not ye my worke in the lorde. Yf I be not an Apostle vnto other yet am I vnto you. For the seale of myne Apostleshippe are ye in the lorde.
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 I am not an apostle to other people, surely I am one to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord!2 Corinthians 3:2; 12:12;">[xr]
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 others do not accept me as an apostle, surely you do, because you are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.
If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of my apostleship are you in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you: for ye 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, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Are not ye my work in the Lord? If I am not an apostle to others, yet I am to you; for ye are the seal of my apostleship.
If to other men I am not an Apostle, yet at any rate I am one to you; for your very existence as a Christian Church is the seal of my Apostleship.
And thouy to othere Y am not apostle, but netheles to you Y am; for ye ben the litle signe of myn apostlehed 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.
Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Others may think that I am not an apostle, but you are proof that I am an apostle to you.
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].
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 to others I am not an Apostle, at least I am one to you: for the fact that you are Christians is the sign that I am 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.
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.
And if to others I be not an apostle, yet am I (such) to you; and the seal of my apostleship are you.
And if I have not been a legate to others, yet I have been so to you; and ye are the seal of my legateship.
If I bee not an Apostle vnto others, yet doubtlesse I am to you: for the seale of mine Apostleship are yee in the Lord.
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.
Other people may not think of me as a missionary, but you do. It proves I am a missionary because you are Christians now.
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 be not an Apostle vnto other, yet doutlesse I am vnto you: for ye are the seale of mine Apostleship in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, yet to you I am: for you are the seal of my apostleship.
If, unto others, I am not an apostle, certainly at least, unto you, I am; for, the seal of my apostleship, ye, are 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.
If I be not an Apostle vnto other, yet doubtlesse am I vnto you: For the seale of myne Apostleship are ye in the Lorde.
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, because 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 to others I am not an apostle, yet indeed I am to you, for you are my seal of apostleship in the Lord.
If I am not an apostle to others, yet I am indeed to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship 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.
Are not ye my worke in the LORDE? Yf I be not an Apostle vnto other, yet am I youre Apostle: for the seale of myne Apostleshippe are ye in the LORDE.
if I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you: for your being christians is the proof of my apostleship.
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.
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.
Others can think what they want about these things, but Jesus chose me to be a ramrod, or an apostle to you. Y'all are proof of this.
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.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
for: John 6:27, 2 Corinthians 3:1-3, 2 Corinthians 12:12
Reciprocal: Romans 1:5 - apostleship Romans 1:13 - even 1 Corinthians 1:1 - an 1 Corinthians 3:10 - I have 1 Corinthians 4:15 - for 1 Corinthians 9:1 - I not an 1 Corinthians 9:12 - are not 2 Corinthians 3:2 - are 2 Corinthians 10:14 - we stretch not Galatians 2:8 - the same 1 Thessalonians 2:6 - as the Philemon 1:19 - how thou
Cross-References
Then God spoke to Noah and his sons: "I'm setting up my covenant with you including your children who will come after you, along with everything alive around you—birds, farm animals, wild animals—that came out of the ship with you. I'm setting up my covenant with you that never again will everything living be destroyed by floodwaters; no, never again will a flood destroy the Earth."
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body.
"I'll make the country a place of peace—you'll be able to go to sleep at night without fear; I'll get rid of the wild beasts; I'll eliminate war. You'll chase out your enemies and defeat them: Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand and do away with them. I'll give you my full attention: I'll make sure you prosper, make sure you grow in numbers, and keep my covenant with you in good working order. You'll still be eating from last year's harvest when you have to clean out the barns to make room for the new crops.
"‘I'll make a covenant of peace with them. I'll banish fierce animals from the country so the sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. I'll make them and everything around my hill a blessing. I'll send down plenty of rain in season—showers of blessing! The trees in the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they'll feel content and safe on their land, and they'll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery and rescue them from their slave masters.
This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can't tame a tongue—it's never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth! My friends, this can't go on. A spring doesn't gush fresh water one day and brackish the next, does it? Apple trees don't bear strawberries, do they? Raspberry bushes don't bear apples, do they? You're not going to dip into a polluted mud hole and get a cup of clear, cool water, are you? Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here's what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It's the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn't wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn't wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn't wisdom. It's the furthest thing from wisdom—it's animal cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever you're trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others' throats. Real wisdom, God's wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If I be not an apostle unto others,.... This is said by way of supposition, not concession; for he was an apostle to many others; he was an apostle of the Gentiles in general; as the apostleship of the circumcision belonged to Peter, that of the uncircumcision fell to his share: but however, as if he should say, be that as it will,
yet doubtless I am to you; all the signs of apostleship were wrought among them; not only the grace of God was implanted in them under his ministry, but the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit were received by them through it; and many signs, wonders, and mighty deeds, were done in the midst of them by him: see 2 Corinthians 12:12 which were sufficient to put the matter quite out of doubt with them:
for the seal of mine apostleship, are ye in the Lord; alluding to the sealing of deeds and writings, which render them authentic; or to the sealing of letters, confirming the truth of what is therein expressed; and the sense is, that their being converted persons, and so openly in the Lord, in union with him; or being made new creatures by the power of his grace, through his preaching, was an authentic proof of his apostleship, and served him instead of a letter testimonial and recommendatory; see 2 Corinthians 3:1. Some copies read, "the seal of my epistle", and so the Ethiopic version.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
If I be not an apostle unto others - “If I have not given evidence to others of my apostolic mission; of my being sent by the Lord Jesus, yet I have to you. Assuredly you, among whom I have labored so long and so successfully, should not doubt that I am sent from the Lord. You have been well acquainted with me; you have witnessed my endowments, you have seen my success, and you have had abundant evidence that I have been sent on this great work. It is therefore strange in you to doubt my apostolic commission; and it is unkind in you so to construe my declining to accept your contributions and aid for my support, as if I were conscious that I was not entitled to that.”
For the seal of mine apostleship. - Your conversion is the demonstration that I am an apostle. Paul uses strong language. He does not mean to say that their conversion furnished some evidence that he was an apostle; but that it was absolute proof, and unbreakable demonstration, that he was an apostle. A “seal” is that which is affixed to a deed, or other instrument, to make it firm, secure, and indisputable. It is the proof or demonstration of the validity of the conveyance, or of the writing; see the notes at John 3:33; John 6:27. The sense here is, therefore, that the conversion of the Corinthians was a certain demonstration that he was an apostle, and should be so regarded by them, and treated by them. It was such a proof:
- Because Paul claimed to be an apostle while among them, and God blessed and owned this claim;
- Their conversion could not have been accomplished by man. It was the work of God. It was the evidence then which God gave to Paul and to them, that he was with him, and had sent him.
(3)They knew him, had seen him, heard him, were acquainted with his doctrines and manner of life, and could bear testimony to what he was, and what he taught.
We may remark, that the conversion of sinners is the best evidence to a minister that he is sent of God. The divine blessing on his labors should cheer his heart, and lead him to believe that God has sent and that he approves him. And every minister should so live and labor, should so deny himself, that he may be able to appeal to the people among whom he labors that he is a minister of the Lord Jesus.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 9:2. If I be not an apostle unto others — If there be other Churches which have been founded by other apostles; yet it is not so with you.
The seal of mine apostleship are ye — Your conversion to Christianity is God's seal to my apostleship. Had not God sent me, I could not have profited your souls.
The σφραγις or seal, was a figure cut in a stone, and that set in a ring, by which letters of credence and authority were stamped. The ancients, particularly the Greeks, excelled in this kind of engraving. The cabinets of the curious give ample proof of this; and the moderns contend in vain to rival the perfection of those ancient masters.
In the Lord. — The apostle shows that it was by the grace and influence of God alone that he was an apostle, and that they were converted to Christianity.
