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1 Corinthians 9:3-5
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 9:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 To those who seek to pass judgment on me, my defense is this. 4 Do we not have the right to eat and drink? 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]
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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.
