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Am I not free? (Ouk eimi eleutheros̱). Free as a Christian from Mosaic ceremonialism (cf. 1Co 9:19) as much as any Christian and yet he adapts his moral independence to the principle of considerate love in 1Co 8:13.
Am I not an apostle? (ouk eimi apostolos̱). He has the exceptional privileges as an apostle to support from the churches and yet he foregoes these.
Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? (ouchi Iēsoun ton Kurion hēmōn heoraka̱). Proof (1Co 15:8; Act 9:17, Act 9:27; Act 18:9; Act 22:14, Act 22:17.; 2Co 12:1.) that he has the qualification of an apostle (Act 1:22) though not one of the twelve. Note strong form of the negative ouchi here. All these questions expect an affirmative answer. The perfect active heoraka from horaō, to see, does not here have double reduplication as in Joh 1:18.
Are not ye? (ou humeis este̱). They were themselves proof of his apostleship.