1 Corinthians: Chapter 9 (verses 1–17)

March 11, 2025

by Peter Amsterdam

Paul began this chapter by using rhetorical questions of whether he was free and whether he was an apostle. Paul’s rhetorical questions indicate that those Corinthians who opposed him might have challenged his apostleship.

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