Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. — Paul hedges slightly: perhaps others deny his apostolic status, but the Corinthian church itself is his sphragis (seal, certification) of apostolate. The seal marks ownership and authentication; the Corinthians' conversion attests his calling. This appeal to the Corinthians' own existence as believers grounds authority in their lived experience.

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