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1 Corinthians 9:5-7
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 9:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife like the other apostles, the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?[a] 6 Are Barnabas[b] and I the only ones who do not have the right to refrain from working? 7 What soldier would ever serve in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating its fruit? Or who tends a flock without consuming some of its milk?
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- 1 Corinthians 9:5 The other apostles, the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas: i.e., the missionaries or the heads of communities who were related to Jesus. It may be assumed that the married apostles, such as Peter, were accompanied by their wives.
- 1 Corinthians 9:6 Barnabas: see Acts 4:36-37; 11:25-26; chs. 13–14; 15:36-39.
