Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 9:1-6

Rights Surrendered, the Gospel Advanced, and Discipline for the Prize

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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?

2 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.

3 This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:

4 Have we no right to food and to drink?

5 Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

6 Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 18 BSB references 1 Corinthians 15:8 Classic cross-references Romans 1:1 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:6 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 3:2 Classic cross-references Acts 9:17 Classic cross-references John 20:21 OliveGrove study links Luke 10:7 OliveGrove study links Matthew 10:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Am I εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not Οὐκ G3756 Adverb free ἐλεύθερος G1658 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Am I εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb an apostle ἀπόστολος G652 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv οὐχὶ G3780 IntPrtcl Have I not seen ἑόρακα G3708 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦν G2424 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Lord Κύριον G2962 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Are ἐστε G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural you [yourselves] ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural not οὐ G3756 Adverb - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular workmanship ἔργον G2041 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 12:12 Classic cross-references Acts 1:25 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:10 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:12 Classic cross-references John 6:27 Classic cross-references John 20:21 OliveGrove study links Luke 10:7 OliveGrove study links Matthew 10:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Even if εἰ G1487 Conjunction I am εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb an apostle ἀπόστολος G652 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular to others ἄλλοις G243 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural vvv ἀλλά G235 Conjunction surely γε G1065 Particle I am εἰμι G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction you ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural are ἐστε G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural the ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular seal σφραγίς G4973 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular apostleship ἀποστολῆς G651 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

John 20:21 OliveGrove study links Luke 10:7 OliveGrove study links Matthew 10:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

This αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - Ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular my ἐμὴ G1699 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular defense ἀπολογία G627 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular to those who τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural scrutinize ἀνακρίνουσίν G350 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural me ἐμὲ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 9:14 Classic cross-references Luke 10:7 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 3:9 Classic cross-references John 20:21 OliveGrove study links Matthew 10:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Have we ἔχομεν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural no μὴ G3361 Adverb . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb right ἐξουσίαν G1849 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to food φαγεῖν G5315 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active and καὶ G2532 Conjunction to drink πεῖν G4095 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

Verse 5

Cross-references

1 Timothy 5:17 Classic cross-references Hebrews 13:4 Classic cross-references John 1:42 Classic cross-references Matthew 19:12 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 7:7 Classic cross-references John 20:21 OliveGrove study links Luke 10:7 OliveGrove study links Matthew 10:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Have we ἔχομεν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural no μὴ G3361 Adverb . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb right ἐξουσίαν G1849 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to take along περιάγειν G4013 Verb - Present Infinitive Active a believing ἀδελφὴν G79 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular wife γυναῖκα G1135 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb [do] καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural other λοιποὶ G3062 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural apostles ἀπόστολοι G652 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Lord’s Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular brothers ἀδελφοὶ G80 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Cephas Κηφᾶς G2786 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

Literally take along a sister—a wife—
That is, Peter

Verse 6

Cross-references

2 Thessalonians 3:7 Classic cross-references Acts 13:1 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 12:13 Classic cross-references Acts 18:3 Classic cross-references John 20:21 OliveGrove study links Luke 10:7 OliveGrove study links Matthew 10:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Or {are} ἢ G2228 Conjunction Barnabas Βαρνάβας G921 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular the only [ apostles ] μόνος G3441 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular who must οὐκ G3756 Adverb . . . ἔχομεν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural . . . ἐξουσίαν G1849 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb work for a living ἐργάζεσθαι G2038 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive

BSB notes

Literally Or is it only Barnabas and I who do not have authority not to work?

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