1 Corinthians 9:1-3

¹Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?

²If 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.

³My defense to those who examine me is this:

1 Corinthians 9 finds Paul defending his apostolic authority and his surprising choice to forgo financial support from the Corinthian church. He argues that while he has every right to be paid for his ministry—citing soldiers, farmers, shepherds, and even the Law of Moses—he will

References· 1 Corinthians 9

a: v.9 — Deuteronomy 25:4, 1 Timothy 5:18, Psalms 104:27, Psalms 145:15-16, Jonah 4:11, Luke 12:24-28, Psalms 147:8-9, Deuteronomy 5:14, Deuteronomy 22:1-4, Numbers 22:28-35
b: v.11 — Romans 15:27, Galatians 6:6, 2 Corinthians 11:15, Matthew 10:10, 2 Kings 5:13, Malachi 3:8-9
c: v.14 — Matthew 10:10, 1 Timothy 5:17-18, 1 Corinthians 9:4, Galatians 6:6, Luke 10:7
d: v.16 — Romans 1:14, Jeremiah 20:9, Colossians 4:17, Luke 9:62, Acts 26:16-20, Acts 4:20, Amos 3:8, Romans 15:17, Acts 9:15, Acts 9:6
e: v.19 — Galatians 5:13, Matthew 18:15, 1 Corinthians 10:33, James 5:19-20, 1 Timothy 4:16, Matthew 20:26-28, 1 Corinthians 9:20-22, 2 Timothy 2:10, Romans 15:2, 2 Corinthians 4:5
f: v.20 — Acts 16:3, Galatians 5:18, Acts 21:20-26, Acts 17:2-3, Galatians 4:5, Romans 6:14-15, Acts 18:18, Galatians 4:21, Romans 3:19, Romans 11:14
g: v.21 — Romans 2:12, Romans 2:14, Galatians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 7:19-22, Matthew 5:17-20, Titus 2:2-12, Romans 7:22, Galatians 2:12-14, Galatians 5:13-14, Romans 7:25
h: v.22 — 1 Corinthians 10:33, Romans 15:1, 1 Corinthians 9:19, Romans 11:14, Galatians 6:1, 1 Corinthians 8:13, 1 Corinthians 7:16, 2 Corinthians 11:29
i: v.23 — 2 Timothy 2:10, 1 Corinthians 9:25-27, Mark 8:35, 1 John 1:3, Hebrews 3:14, Galatians 2:5, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Timothy 2:6, 1 Corinthians 9:12, Hebrews 3:1
j: v.24 — Philippians 3:14, Hebrews 12:1, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, Revelation 3:11, Philippians 2:16, 1 Corinthians 9:26, Galatians 5:7, Jeremiah 12:5, Galatians 2:2, James 1:12
k: v.25 — 2 Timothy 2:5, Revelation 2:10, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, James 1:12, Revelation 3:11, 2 Peter 1:6, 1 Peter 1:4, 1 Peter 5:4, Ephesians 6:12-18
l: v.26 — 2 Peter 1:10, 2 Timothy 2:5, Philippians 1:21, Colossians 1:29, Luke 13:24, 2 Timothy 1:12, 1 Peter 5:1, Ephesians 6:12, 2 Corinthians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 14:9
m: v.27 — Romans 8:13, 1 Corinthians 9:25, Colossians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 13:5-6, 1 Peter 2:11, 1 Corinthians 6:12-13, 2 Corinthians 6:4-5, 1 Corinthians 8:13, Romans 6:18-19, Luke 9:25

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