1 Corinthians 9:5

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Footnotes

1. 1 Corinthians 9:5 Greek woman, sister
2. 9.5 wife: Greek, a “woman,” a “sister.” This could mean either a woman who is a Christian or a wife who is a Christian. There were pious women who ministered to the apostles (Lk 8.3). As many of the apostles must have been married, they may have been ministered to by their wives, though it is possible they had left their wives in answer to the Lord’s command to leave all (Lk 18.28-29).
3. 9.5 brethren: See note on Mt 12.46.