1 Corinthians 9:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 9:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 9:1 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 9:1 — KJV
“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?”
— 1 Corinthians 9:1 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 9:1 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 9:1
“But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:1: apostle, seen, jesus
“Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:1: jesus, christ, lord
“Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:1: jesus, christ, lord
“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:1: apostle, jesus, christ
“But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 9:1: apostle, jesus, christ
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