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1 Corinthians 9:4-6
J.B. Phillips New Testament
1 Corinthians 9:4-6
J.B. Phillips New Testament
4-6 Aren’t we allowed to eat and drink? May we not travel with a Christian wife like the other messengers, like other Christian brothers, and like Cephas? Are Barnabas and I the only ones not allowed to leave their ordinary work to give time to the ministry?
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1 Corinthians 9:4-6
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1 Corinthians 9:4-6
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4 Don’t we have the right to food and drink?(A) 5 Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife(B) along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers(C) and Cephas[a]?(D) 6 Or is it only I and Barnabas(E) who lack the right to not work for a living?
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- 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter
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