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1 Corinthians 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.

KJV

εἰ ἄλλοις οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλλά γε ὑμῖν εἰμί· ἡ γὰρ σφραγίς μου τῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς ἐστὲ ἐν κυρίῳ.

Greek NT

Et si aliis non sum Apostolus, sed tamen vobis sum : nam signaculum apostolatus mei vos estis in Domino.

Vulgate

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

ASV

And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γέ
ge
particle · 6×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
σφραγίς
sphragis
noun · 16×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἀποστολή
apostole
noun · 4×
ἀπόστολος
apostolos
noun · 79×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: μου τῆς | WH/Treg/NIV: μου τῆς
  • μου τῆςSBLGNT
  • μου τῆςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:10 — According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
  • 1Cor 9:12 — If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
  • 2Cor 3:1 — Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
  • 2Cor 12:12 — Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
  • Acts 1:25 — That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
  • John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
  • John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
  • Rom 1:5 — By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: