1 Corinthians 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?

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? So Delta G f g. But 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, read the order, 'Am I not free? am I not an apostle?' He alludes to , "this liberty of yours:" if you claim it, I appeal to yourselves, have not I also it? For, "am I not a apostle." I can claim not only Christian, but also apostolic liberty.

Have I not seen Jesus? - corporeally, not in mere vision: cf. , where he proves the resurrection by actual bodily appearances to Peter, the other apostles, and himself. Compare ; , the contrast between "the men with him seeing no man," and "Jesus that appeared unto thee in the way" to Damascus. His vision of Christ in the temple () was "in a trance." To be a witness of Christ's resurrection was a function of an apostle (). A B omit 'Christ.'

Ye my work in the Lord - your conversion is His workmanship () through my instrumentality ().