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

1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

2Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

3This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:

4Have we no right to food and to drink?

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

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

Original words

Am IεἰμὶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnotΟὐκG3756AdverbfreeἐλεύθεροςG1658Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularAm IεἰμὶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnotοὐκG3756Adverban apostleἀπόστολοςG652Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvοὐχὶG3780IntPrtclHave I not seenἑόρακαG3708Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularLordΚύριονG2962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularAreἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralyou [yourselves]ὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralnotοὐG3756Adverb-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularworkmanshipἔργονG2041Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] LordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

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

Original words

Even ifεἰG1487ConjunctionI amεἰμὶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnotοὐκG3756Adverban apostleἀπόστολοςG652Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularto othersἄλλοιςG243Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralvvvἀλλάG235ConjunctionsurelyγεG1065ParticleI amεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralForγὰρG1063ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralareἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularsealσφραγίςG4973Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof myμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularapostleshipἀποστολῆςG651Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] LordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

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

Original words

ThisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ἩG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularmyἐμὴG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person SingulardefenseἀπολογίαG627Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularto those whoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralscrutinizeἀνακρίνουσίνG350Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralmeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

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

Original words

Have weἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralnoμὴG3361Adverb. . .οὐκG3756AdverbrightἐξουσίανG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto foodφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto drinkπεῖνG4095Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

Verse 5

Cross-references

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

Original words

Have weἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralnoμὴG3361Adverb. . .οὐκG3756AdverbrightἐξουσίανG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto take alongπεριάγεινG4013Verb - Present Infinitive Activea believingἀδελφὴνG79Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularasὡςG5613Adverb[do]καὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralotherλοιποὶG3062Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralapostlesἀπόστολοιG652Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLord’sΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbrothersἀδελφοὶG80Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionCephasΚηφᾶςG2786Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

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

Verse 6

Cross-references

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

Original words

Or {are}ἢG2228ConjunctionBarnabasΒαρνάβαςG921Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularthe only [ apostles ]μόνοςG3441Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwho mustοὐκG3756Adverb. . .ἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural. . .ἐξουσίανG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .μὴG3361Adverbwork for a livingἐργάζεσθαιG2038Verb - 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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