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1 Corinthians 9:6–7

Or is it only I and Barnabash who lack the right to not work for a living?

Who serves as a soldieri at his own expense? Who plants a vineyardj and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk?

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1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock without getting some of the milk?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

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?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Are Barnabas and I the only ones who must work to earn our living? No soldier ever serves in the army and pays his own salary. No one ever plants a vineyard without eating some of the grapes. No person takes care of a flock without drinking some of the milk.

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working? What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Or I alone and Barnabas, have we not a right not to work? Who ever carries on war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? or who herds a flock and does not eat of the milk of the flock?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Or is it only Barnabas and I who don’t have any rights, except to find work to support ourselves? 

Does a soldier ever serve in the army at his own expense? Does anyone plant a vineyard and not eat the grapes? Does anyone take care of a flock and not drink milk from the sheep?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Or do Barnabas and I alone have no right to refrain from working? Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who at any time pays the expenses for doing military service? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not get any of its milk?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Or do only I and Barnabas not have the right to refrain from working? Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Who shepherds a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Or are Barnabas and I the only ones who have to work for a living?

Who serves as a soldier but doesn’t get paid? Who plants a vineyard but doesn’t eat any of its grapes? Who takes care of a flock but doesn’t drink any of the milk?

1 Corinthians 9:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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

Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Or who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?


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