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1 Corinthians 9:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you: for ye are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— If I am not an apostle to others, yet at any rate I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are *ye* in [the] Lord.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— If, unto others, I am not an apostle, certainly at least, unto you, I am; for, the seal of my apostleship, ye, are in the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— if to others I am not an apostle—yet doubtless to you I am; for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the Lord.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— If I be not an Apostle vnto other, yet doutlesse I am vnto you: for ye are the seale of mine Apostleship in the Lord.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— If I bee not an Apostle vnto others, yet doubtlesse I am to you: for the seale of mine Apostleship are yee in the Lord.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— If I am not an apostle to others, yet to you I am; for you are the seal of my apostleship.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And if to others I be not an apostle, yet am I (such) to you; and the seal of my apostleship are you.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And if I have not been a legate to others, yet I have been so to you; and ye are the seal of my legateship.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
If 1487
{1487} Prime
εἰ
ei
{i}
A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.
I be 1510
{1510} Prime
εἰμί
eimi
{i-mee'}
First person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic).
z5748
<5748> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 1612
not 3756
{3756} Prime
οὐ
ou
{oo}
A primary word; the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not.
an apostle 652
{0652} Prime
ἀπόστολος
apostolos
{ap-os'-tol-os}
From G0649; a delegate; specifically an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ('apostle'), (with miraculous powers).
unto others, 243
{0243} Prime
ἄλλος
allos
{al'-los}
A primary word; 'else', that is, different (in many applications).
yet 235
{0235} Prime
ἀλλά
alla
{al-lah'}
Neuter plural of G0243; properly other things, that is, (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations).
doubtless 1065
{1065} Prime
γέ
ge
{gheh}
A primary particle of emphasis or qualification (often used with other particles prefixed).
I am 1510
{1510} Prime
εἰμί
eimi
{i-mee'}
First person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic).
z5748
<5748> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 1612
to you: y5213
[5213] Standard
ὑμῖν
humin
{hoo-min'}
Irregular dative case of G5210; to (with or by) you.
x4213
(4213) Complement
πόσις
posis
{pos'-is}
From the alternate of G4095; a drinking (the act), that is, (concretely) a draught.
for 1063
{1063} Prime
γάρ
gar
{gar}
A primary particle; properly assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles).
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
seal 4973
{4973} Prime
σφραγίς
sphragis
{sfrag-ece'}
Probably strengthened from G5420; a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively.
of mine 1699
{1699} Prime
ἐμός
emos
{em-os'}
From the oblique cases of G1473 (G1698, G1700, G1691); my.
apostleship 651
{0651} Prime
ἀποστολή
apostole
{ap-os-tol-ay'}
From G0649; commission, that is, (specifically) apostolate.
are 2075
{2075} Prime
ἐστέ
este
{es-teh'}
Second person plural present indicative of G1510; ye are.
z5748
<5748> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 1612
ye 5210
{5210} Prime
ὑμεῖς
humeis
{hoo-mice'}
Irregular plural of G4771; you (as subject of verb).
in 1722
{1722} Prime
ἐν
en
{en}
A primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), that is, a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); 'in', at, (up-) on, by, etc.
the Lord. 2962
{2962} Prime
κύριος
kurios
{koo'-ree-os}
From κῦρος [[kuros]] (supremacy); supreme in authority, that is, (as noun) controller; by implication Mr. (as a respectful title).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:2

_ _ yet doubtlessyet at least I am such to you.

_ _ seal of mine apostleship — Your conversion by my preaching, accompanied with miracles (“the signs of an apostle,” Romans 15:18, Romans 15:19; 2 Corinthians 12:12), and your gifts conferred by me (1 Corinthians 1:7), vouch for the reality of my apostleship, just as a seal set to a document attests its genuineness (John 3:33; Romans 4:11).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:1-2.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Corinthians 9:2

Ye are the seal of my apostleship — Who have received not only faith by my mouth, but all the gifts of the Spirit by my hands.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

1 Corinthians 9:2

If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the (b) seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

(b) As a seal by which it sufficiently appears that God is the author of my apostleship.

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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.
2 Corinthians 3:1-3 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of commendation from you? ... [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
2 Corinthians 12:12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
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Jn 6:27. 2Co 3:1; 12:12.

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