Acts 23:11
New American Standard Bible
11 But on (A)the following night, the Lord stood near him and said, “(B)Be courageous! For (C)as you have (D)testified to the truth about Me in Jerusalem, so you must testify in Rome also.”
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Acts 23:11
Amplified Bible
11 On the following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Be brave; for as you have solemnly and faithfully witnessed about Me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.”
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Acts 23:11
King James Version
11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
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1 Corinthians 9:1
New American Standard Bible
Paul’s Use of Freedom
9 Am I not (A)free? Am I not an (B)apostle? Have I not (C)seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not (D)my work in the Lord?
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1 Corinthians 9:1
Amplified Bible
Paul’s Use of Liberty
9 Am I not free [unrestrained and exempt from any obligation]? Am I not an apostle? Have I not [a]seen Jesus our [risen] Lord [in person]? Are you not [the result and proof of] my work in the Lord?
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- 1 Corinthians 9:1 Paul knew that to be an apostle in the same sense as the original twelve apostles (with Matthias replacing Judas Iscariot, Acts 1:26), he had to be an eyewitness of the resurrected Christ (Acts 1:22). His encounter with Christ on his journey to Damascus met this requirement (Acts 9:2-8, 27; 22:6-21; 26:12-18).
1 Corinthians 9:1
King James Version
9 Am I am not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
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1 Corinthians 15:8
New American Standard Bible
8 and last of all, as [a]to one untimely born, (A)He appeared to me also.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:8 Lit to an untimely birth
1 Corinthians 15:8
Amplified Bible
8 and last of all, as to one [a]untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also.(A)
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- 1 Corinthians 15:8 Paul’s life-changing encounter with the resurrected Christ occurred on the road to Damascus (Acts 9).
1 Corinthians 15:8
King James Version
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
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