1 Corinthians 9:3-7
Christian Standard Bible
3 My defense to those who examine me is this: 4 Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?(A) 5 Don’t we have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife[a] like the other apostles,(B) the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas?(C) 6 Or do only Barnabas(D) and I have no right to refrain from working? 7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense?(E) Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?
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- 9:5 Lit a sister as a wife
1 Corinthians 9:3-7
International Standard Version
3 This is my defense to those who would examine me: 4 We have the right to earn our food,[a] don’t we? 5 We have the right to take a believing wife with us like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas,[b] don’t we? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to keep on working for a living? 7 Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its grapes? Or who takes care of a flock and does not drink any of its milk?
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- 1 Corinthians 9:4 Lit. to eat and drink
- 1 Corinthians 9:5 I.e. Peter
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