1. Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
2. If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord.
3. This is my defense to those who examine me.
4. Do we not have the right to financial support?
5. Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?