Mine answer.... — The verse refers to what has gone before, and not to what follows. That (emphatic) is my answer to those who examine me as to the truth of my Apostleship. Both the words “answer” and “examine” are in the Greek the technical terms for a legal defence and examination before a tribunal.
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1 Corinthians 9:3
3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,