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1 Corinthians 9:3-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
1 Corinthians 9:3-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
3 This is how I defend myself to those who cross-examine me. 4 Don’t we have the right to eat and drink? 5 Don’t we have the right to take our wives along with us like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas [a] do?
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- 9:5 Cephas is the Aramaic name for the Apostle Peter.
1 Corinthians 9:3-5
New International Version
1 Corinthians 9:3-5
New International Version
3 This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. 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)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter
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