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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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  1. 9:5 Lit a sister as a wife
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1 Corinthians 9:3-7
New Living Translation

3 This is my answer to those who question my authority.[a] 4 Don’t we have the right to live in your homes and share your meals? 5 Don’t we have the right to bring a believing wife[b] with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter[c] does? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?

7 What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn’t have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk?

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  1. 9:3 Greek those who examine me.
  2. 9:5a Greek a sister a wife.
  3. 9:5b Greek Cephas.
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