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1 Corinthians 9:6
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Or do only Barnabas and I have no right to refrain from working?
Or I onely and Barnabas, haue not we power to forbeare working?
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?
Or do only Barnabas and I have no right to refrain from working?
Are Barnabas and I the only ones who must work to earn our living?
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to stop doing manual labor [in order to support our ministry]?
Or do only Barnabas and I not have a right to refrain from working?
Or do only Barnabas and I not have authority to refrain from working?
Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
Are we the only ones who have to support ourselves by working at another job?
Or are Bar-Nabba and I the only ones required to go on working for our living?
Or *I* alone and Barnabas, have we not a right not to work?
And are Barnabas and I the only ones who must work to earn our living?
Or I only and Barnabas, haue not we power not to worke?
Or only I and Barnabas, have not we the right to live without working?
Or are Barnabas and I the only ones who have to work for our living?
Or do only I and Barnabas not have the right to refrain from working?
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no authority to quit work?
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?
Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?
Or have only Bar-Nabba and I no right to not work?
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?2 Thessalonians 3:8-9;">[xr]
Or have I only, and Bar Naba, not authority to forbear from labour?
Or I only, and Barnabas, have we no right to forbear labor?
Either only I and Barnabas haue not power this to do?
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?
Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not power to forbear working?
Or again, is it only Barnabas and myself who are not at liberty to give up working with our hands?
Or Y aloone and Barnabas han not power to worche these thingis?
Or only I and Barnabas, do we not have a right to forbear working?
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not power to forbear working?
Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working?
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?
Are Barnabas and I the only ones who should keep working for a living so we can preach?
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?
Or have, only I and Barnabas, not a right to forbear working?
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this?
Ether only I and Barnabas have not power this to do?
or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority -- not to work?
Or haue onely I and Barnabas not power this to do?
or I and Barnabas, are we only excluded the privilege of not working?
Are Barnabas and I the only ones who have to daywork for our meals?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Barnabas: Acts 4:36, Acts 11:22, Acts 13:1, Acts 13:2, Acts 13:50, Acts 14:12, Acts 15:36, Acts 15:37
have: 1 Corinthians 4:11, 1 Corinthians 4:12, Acts 18:3, Acts 20:34, Acts 20:35, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 6:2 - and take thence Nehemiah 10:36 - unto Jeremiah 20:7 - thou art John 21:3 - I go Acts 9:27 - Barnabas Acts 14:14 - the apostles 1 Corinthians 9:18 - when 2 Corinthians 11:7 - in 2 Corinthians 12:13 - I myself Galatians 2:1 - Barnabas 1 Thessalonians 2:6 - when
Cross-References
Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me."
This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the air, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning; of every beast I will require it and of man; of every man's brother I will require the life of man.
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image.
And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:
When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds,
He also said, "Blessed by the LORD my God be Shem; and let Canaan be his slave."
God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Or I only and Barnabas,.... Who were for a great while companions and fellow travellers; are we alone? are we exempted from those rights and privileges, common to others?
have not we power to forbear working? that is, with their hands, at their trades and occupations, to get their living by: Paul worked at his trade, and so it seems Barnabas did likewise: Paul wrought with his hands at Corinth, in company with Aquila and Priscilla, they being tentmakers as he, Acts 18:3 and so he did in other places; he appeals for the truth of this to the elders of the church at Ephesus, Acts 20:34 and to the church of the Thessalonians, 1 Thessalonians 2:9 not but that he had a right and power to leave off business, to forbear working, and require a maintenance from those to whom he ministered; but for some reasons he chose not to make use of this his power and liberty, because he would not be chargeable to them; and lest that upon his first preaching the Gospel to them, they should think he had worldly selfish ends in view, and not the good of souls, and glory of Christ; however, he hereby lets them know, that though Barnabas and he continued to get their bread by their own hand labour, they had a right to quit their trades, and throw themselves upon them for a maintenance. The apostle seems, in this, to imitate the ancient, wise, and holy men of his nation, who taught the law freely, and took nothing for it; not that they thought it was unlawful, or that they had no right to a maintenance on account of it, but for the honour of religion, and that piety they professed; and lest the law should be thought to be made a trade of, they chose not to insist upon it d.
d Maimon. & Bartenora in Pirke Abot, c. 4. sect. 5.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Or I only and Barnabas - Paul and Barnabas had worked together as tent-makers at Corinth; Acts 18:3. From this fact it had been inferred that they “knew” that they had no claim to a support.
Power to forbear working - To abstain from labor, and to receive support as others do. The question implies a strong affirmation that they had such power. The sense is, ‘Why should I and Barnabas be regarded as having no right to support? Have we been less faithful than others? Have we done less? Have we given fewer evidences that we are sent by the Lord, or that God approves us in our work? Have we been less successful? Why then should we be singled out; and why should it be supposed that we are obliged to labor for our support? “Is there no other conceivable reason” why we should support ourselves than a consciousness that we have no right to support from the people with whom we labor?” It is evident from 1 Corinthians 9:12, that Barnabas as well as Paul relinquished his right to a support, and labored to maintain himself. And it is manifest from the whole passage, that there was some special “spleen” (“Doddridge”) against these two ministers of the gospel. What it was we know not. It might have arisen from the enmity and opposition of Judaizing teachers, who were offended at their zeal and success among the Gentiles, and who could find no other cause of complaint against them than that they chose to support themselves, and not live in idleness, or to tax the church for their support. That must have been a bad cause which was sustained by such an argument.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 9:6. Or I only and Barnabas — Have we alone of all the apostles no right to be supported by our converts? It appears from this,
1. That the apostles did not generally support themselves by their own labour.
2. That Paul and Barnabas did thus support themselves.
Some of the others probably had not a business at which they could conveniently work; but Paul and Barnabas had a trade at which they could conveniently labour wherever they came.
