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1Cr 9:1 — 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?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I not an		1Cr 9:2,3; 1Cr 1:1; 1Cr 15:8,9; Act 9:15; Act 13:2; Act 14:4; Act 22:14,15; Act 16:17,18; Rom 1:1,5; Rom 11:13; 2Cr 11:5; 2Cr 12:11,12; Gal 1:1,15-17; Gal 2:7,8; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11; Tts 1:1-3
am I not free		1Cr 9:19; Gal 5:1
have		1Cr 15:8; Act 9:3,5,17; Act 18:9; Act 22:6-8,14-21; Act 23:11; Act 26:16-18
are		1Cr 3:6; 1Cr 4:14,15; Act 18:8-11; 2Cr 6:1

Correlating Passages

I not an

	1Cr 9:2	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.
	1Cr 9:3	Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
	1Cr 1:1	Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes [our] brother,
	1Cr 15:8	And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
	1Cr 15:9	For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
	Act 9:15	But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
	Act 13:2	As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
	Act 14:4	But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
	Act 22:14	And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
	Act 22:15	For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
	Act 16:17	The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
	Act 16:18	And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
	Rom 1:1	Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
	Rom 1:5	By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
	Rom 11:13	For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
	2Cr 11:5	For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
	2Cr 12:11	I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
	2Cr 12:12	Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
	Gal 1:1	Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
	Gal 1:15	But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,
	Gal 1:16	To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
	Gal 1:17	Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
	Gal 2:7	But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;
	Gal 2:8	(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
	1Ti 2:7	Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
	2Ti 1:11	Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
	Tts 1:1	Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
	Tts 1:2	In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
	Tts 1:3	But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

am I not free

	1Cr 9:19	For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
	Gal 5:1	Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

have

	1Cr 15:8	And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
	Act 9:3	And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
	Act 9:5	And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
	Act 9:17	And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
	Act 18:9	Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
	Act 22:6	And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
	Act 22:7	And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
	Act 22:8	And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
	Act 22:14	And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
	Act 22:15	For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
	Act 22:16	And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
	Act 22:17	And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
	Act 22:18	And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
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	Act 23:11	And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
	Act 26:16	But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
	Act 26:17	Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
	Act 26:18	To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

are

	1Cr 3:6	I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
	1Cr 4:14	I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you].
	1Cr 4:15	For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
	Act 18:8	And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
	Act 18:9	Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
	Act 18:10	For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
	Act 18:11	And he continued [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
	2Cr 6:1	We then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

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