Parallel Verses
Worrell New Testament
Or have only I and Barnabas no right to give up working?
New American Standard Bible
Or do only
King James Version
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
Holman Bible
Or do Barnabas
International Standard Version
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to keep on working for a living?
A Conservative Version
Or have only I and Barnabas no right not to be occupied earning a living?
American Standard Version
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?
Amplified
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to stop doing manual labor [in order to support our ministry]?
An Understandable Version
Or, are Barnabas and I the only ones who must have a [secular] job for our living?
Anderson New Testament
Or, have I only, and Barnabas, no right to leave off working?
Bible in Basic English
Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?
Common New Testament
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?
Daniel Mace New Testament
or I and Barnabas, are we only excluded the privilege of not working?
Darby Translation
Or I alone and Barnabas, have we not a right not to work?
Godbey New Testament
Have I and Barnabas alone not the right to forbear working?
Goodspeed New Testament
Or is it only Barnabas and I that have no right to give up working for a living?
John Wesley New Testament
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not power to forbear working?
Julia Smith Translation
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not power not to work?
King James 2000
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we the right to forbear working?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Or do only I and Barnabas not have the right {to refrain from working}?
Modern King James verseion
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no authority whether not to work?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Either only I and Barnabas have not power this to do?
Moffatt New Testament
What! are we the only ones, myself and Barnabas, who are denied the right of abstaining from work for our living?
Montgomery New Testament
Are we the only ones, Barnabas and I, who have no right to give up manual labor?
NET Bible
Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?
New Heart English Bible
Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?
Noyes New Testament
Or am I alone and Barnabas bound to labor with our own hands?
Sawyer New Testament
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to abstain from labor?
The Emphasized Bible
Or have, only I and Barnabas, not a right to forbear working?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
or I alone and Barnabas, have we not power to forbear labour?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to give up working for our bread?
Webster
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not power to forbear working?
Weymouth New Testament
Or again, is it only Barnabas and myself who are not at liberty to give up working with our hands?
Williams New Testament
Or is it Barnabas and I alone who have no right to refrain from working for a living?
World English Bible
Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?
Worsley New Testament
Or is it I only and Barnabas, that have not power to forbear working?
Youngs Literal Translation
or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority -- not to work?
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 9:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Gives Up His Rights As An Apostle
5 Have we no right to lead about a sister as our wife, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or have only I and Barnabas no right to give up working? 7 Who ever serves as a soldier at his own charges; Who plants a vineyard, and eats not of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?
Cross References
Acts 4:36
And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is interpreted, "Son of Consolation"), a Levite, a Cyprian by birth,
Acts 11:22
And the report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem; and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch;
Acts 13:1-2
Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was there, prophets and teachers; both Barnabas and Symeon who is called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews urged on the devout and reputable women, and the principal men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders;
Acts 14:12
And they were calling Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, since he was the chief speaker.
Acts 15:36-37
And, after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Turning about, let us visit the brethren in every city, in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing."
Acts 18:3
and, because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they labored; for by occupation they were tent-makers.
Acts 20:34-35
Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.
1 Corinthians 4:11-12
Even until this present hour, we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place;
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil; working night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you, we preached to you the Gospel of God.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-9
For ye yourselves know that ye should imitate us; because we were not disorderly among you;