1 Corinthians 9:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)1 Am I not a free man? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? [See Acts 9:17; I Cor. 15:8]. Are you people not [the result of] my work in [the service of] the Lord? Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 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? Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 AM I not an apostle (a special messenger)? Am I not free (unrestrained and exempt from any obligation)? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you [yourselves] not [the product and proof of] my workmanship in the Lord? Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord? Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version1 Am I not free? Am I not an Apostle? Have I not seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? Ver Capítulo |
that is, for the sake of the other person’s conscience, not your own. For why should my freedom [to eat what I want] be judged [as wrong] by another person’s conscience? [Note: The questions in this and the following verse may mean, “It is not worth eating questionable things, if doing so would bring criticism from a weak brother”].
You people are looking [merely] at the appearance of things [or, “You should look at what is obvious!” In either case, it suggests they were misjudging Paul’s ministry]. If any person is confident within himself that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: We are just as much Christ’s [servants] as he is.