1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?
2 If I’m not an apostle to others, at least I am to you! You are the seal that shows I’m an apostle.
3 This is my defense against those who criticize me.
4 Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?
5 Don’t we have the right to travel with a wife who believes like the rest of the apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas?