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1 Corinthians 9:4

2 Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

3 This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:

Have we no right to food and to drink?

5 Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

6 Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Have we no right to food and to drink?
KJV
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
WEB
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
ASV
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
DARBY
Have we not a right to eat and to drink?
BLB
Have we no authority to eat and to drink?
ÅB
Har vi ikke rett til å spise og drikke?
OTB
Har vi ikke frihet til å spise og drikke?
B1930
Har vi ikke rett til å ete og drikke?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:6

    Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 3:8–9

    nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

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  • Luke 10:7

    Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:9

    Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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  • Matthew 10:10

    Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

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  • Galatians 6:6

    Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:7–14

    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

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  • 1 Timothy 5:17–18

    Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

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