If to others. am not an apostle, yet at least. am to you; for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

'If to others. am not an apostle' -others who had never met him or who were not the result of his labors.

'yet at least. am to you' -He had labored among them for at least 18 months, he had worked miracles in their midst. He might be able to understand why others, who had never met him questioned his qualifications, but they were without excuse.

'for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord' -'the "seal"..indicates ownership or authentication..their very existence authenticates his apostleship..their existence "in the Lord" stamps Paul's ministry with the divine seal of authenticity.' (Fee pp. 396-397)

Their very existence as. congregation, especially one that possessed spiritual gifts (because he had imparted them-1 Corinthians 1:7), was living proof that he was an apostle.

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