1 Corinthians 9:6-8

New Catholic Bible

⁶Are Barnabas^[a] and I the only ones who do not have the right to refrain from working? ⁷What soldier would ever serve in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating its fruit? Or who tends a flock without consuming some of its milk?

⁸I am not saying this based simply on human authority, for the Law says the very same thing.

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 9:6 Barnabas: see Acts 4:36-37; 11:25-26; chs. 13–14; 15:36-39.

1 Corinthians 9:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶Or do only ^[a]^(A)Barnabas and I have no right to refrain from ^[b]working? ⁷Who at any time serves ^(B)as a soldier at his own expense? Who ^(C)plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not ^[c]consume some of the milk of the flock?

⁸I am not just asserting these things ^(D)according to human judgment, am I? Or does the Law not say these things as well?

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 9:6 Lit I and Barnabas
1 Corinthians 9:6 I.e., to support themselves
1 Corinthians 9:7 Lit eat from

1 Corinthians 9:6-8

New International Version

⁶Or is it only I and Barnabas^(A) who lack the right to not work for a living?

⁷Who serves as a soldier^(B) at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard^(C) and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? ⁸Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?

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1 Corinthians 9:6-8

New King James Version

⁶Or is it only Barnabas and I ^(A)who have no right to refrain from working? ⁷Who ever ^(B)goes to war at his own expense? Who ^(C)plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who ^(D)tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?