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1 Corinthians 9:5–6

Do we have no right to take along 3a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, fthe brothers of the Lord, and gCephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I hwho have no right to refrain from working?

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

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? 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)

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? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

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

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? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?

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

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? Are Barnabas and I the only ones who must work to earn our living?

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

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? Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?

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

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? Or I alone and Barnabas, have we not a right not to work?

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

Don’t we have the right to take our wives along with us like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephasdo? 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)

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

1 Corinthians 9:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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? 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)

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? 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)

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. 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 Update (NASB95)

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?

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


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