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]])
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]])
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]])
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]])
"Proof" here 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]])