1.3 KiB
Connecting Statement:
Paul explains how he uses the liberty he has in Christ.
Am I not free?
Paul uses this rhetorical question to remind the Corinthians of the rights he has. AT: "I am a free person." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Am I not an apostle?
Paul uses this rhetorical question to remind the Corinthians of who he is and the rights he has. AT: "I am an apostle." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?
Paul uses this rhetorical question to remind the Corinthians of who he is. AT: "I have seen Jesus our Lord." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Are you not my workmanship in the Lord?
Paul uses this rhetorical question to remind the Corinthians of their relationship to him. AT: "You believe in Christ because I have worked the way the Lord wants me to." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
you are the proof of my apostleship in the Lord
"Proof" here is a metonym for the evidence needed to prove something. AT: "you are evidence I can use to prove that the Lord has chosen me to be an apostle" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)