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Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife,[a] as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?(A)

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  1. 9.5 Gk a sister as wife

Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife(A) along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers(B) and Cephas[a]?(C)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter

42 He brought Simon[a] to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas”[b] (which is translated Peter[c]).(A)

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  1. 1.42 Gk him
  2. 1.42 Aramaic for rock
  3. 1.42 Greek for rock

42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(A) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[a]).(B)

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  1. John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.

Jesus Heals Many at Peter’s House

14 When Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever;(A)

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Jesus Heals Many(A)

14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.

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Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.(A)

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Marriage should be honored by all,(A) and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.(B)

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19 but I did not see any other apostle except James the Lord’s brother.(A)

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19 I saw none of the other apostles—only James,(A) the Lord’s brother.

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39 A wife is bound as long as her husband lives. But if the husband dies,[a] she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.(A)

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  1. 7.39 Gk falls asleep

39 A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives.(A) But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.(B)

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I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another a different kind.(A)

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I wish that all of you were as I am.(A) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(B)

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14 All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.(A)

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14 They all joined together constantly in prayer,(A) along with the women(B) and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.(C)

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someone who is blameless, married only once,[a] whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.(A)

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  1. 1.6 Gk husband of one wife

An elder must be blameless,(A) faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe[a] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

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  1. Titus 1:6 Or children are trustworthy

to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters—with absolute purity.

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older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

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Now a bishop[a] must be above reproach, married only once,[b] temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,(A)

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  1. 3.2 Or an overseer
  2. 3.2 Gk the husband of one wife

Now the overseer is to be above reproach,(A) faithful to his wife,(B) temperate,(C) self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,(D) able to teach,(E)

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15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. It is to peace that God has called us.[a](A)

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  1. 7.15 Other ancient authorities read you

15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.(A)

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12 What I mean is that each of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”

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12 What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”;(A) another, “I follow Apollos”;(B) another, “I follow Cephas[a]”;(C) still another, “I follow Christ.”

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:12 That is, Peter