en_tn/1co/09/01.md

# 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" 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]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul explains how he uses the liberty he has in Christ.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# 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?`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`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]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`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]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Are you not my workmanship in the Lord?`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`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]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# you are the proof of my apostleship in the Lord`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Proof" 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]])`