1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we not power to lead about a sister as a wife, as well as the other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
4Have we not power to eat and to drink?
6Or have only I and Barnabas not power to forbear working?
Cross References
Matthew 8:14And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law lying, and sick with fever.
Matthew 13:55Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph[13:55], and Simon, and Judas?
Mark 6:3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
Luke 8:20And it was told him, saying: Thy mother and thy brothers are standing without, desiring to see thee.
John 2:12After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brothers, and his disciples; and they abode there not many days.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 9:4-15
Rights of a Christian Minister. ( a. d. 57.) 3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5 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? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 7 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? 8 Say I these… Read the whole commentary →