1 Corinthians 9:5–6

5 hHave we not power to lead about ia sister, a ||wife, as well as other apostles, and as jthe brethren of the Lord, and kCephas? 6 Or I only and lBarnabas, have not we power gto forbear working?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

5 Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas? 6 Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

5 Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

5 Don’t we have the right to bring a believing wife with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter does? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

5 Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

5 Do we not have the right to bring a believing wife with us when we travel as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Peter? 6 Are Barnabas and I the only ones who must work to earn our living?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

5 Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

5 have we not a right to take round a sister as wife, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or I alone and Barnabas, have we not a right not to work?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

5 Don’t we have the right to take our wives along with us like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephasdo? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who don’t have any rights, except to find work to support ourselves?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5 Don’t we have the right to be accompanied by a Christian wife like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas? 6 Or do Barnabas and I alone have no right to refrain from working?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

5 Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

5 Do we not have the right to take along a sister as wife, like the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? 6 Or do only I and Barnabas not have the right to refrain from working?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

5 Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife with us when we travel? The other apostles do. The Lord’s brothers do. Peter does. 6 Or are Barnabas and I the only ones who have to work for a living?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

5 Do we not have a right to take along a believing wife, even as the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?

6 Or do only Barnabas and I not have a right to refrain from working?

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h	Comp. ch. 7:7.
i	ch. 7:15.
\|\|	Or, woman.
j	See Matt. 12:46.
k	Matt. 8:14. See ch. 1:12.
l	See Acts 4:36.
g	ver. 14. 1 Thess. 2:6, 9. 2 Thess. 3:8, 9.