1 Corinthians 9:6

Have I and Barnabas alone not the right to forbear working?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Have we not a right to lead about a sister as a wife, as the other apostles also, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

7Whoever goes to war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and does not eat the fruit of it? or who shepherdizes a flock, and does not eat of the milk of the flock?

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Cross References

Acts 11:22And the word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem concerning them: and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

Acts 13:50And the Jews stirred up the noble godly women, and the first men of the city, and they raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.

Acts 15:36And after many days Paul said to Barnabas, Having returned let us now visit the brethren in every city in which we preached the word of the Lord, how they are doing.

Acts 20:34you yourselves know, that these hands did minister to my necessities, and those along with me.

1 Thessalonians 2:9For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil: night and day working, that we should burden no one of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

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 →

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