Parallel Verses
Amplified
Have we not the right to our food and drink [at the expense of the churches]?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
Holman Bible
Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?
International Standard Version
We have the right to earn our food, don't we?
A Conservative Version
Have we no, not a right to eat and to drink?
American Standard Version
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
An Understandable Version
Do we [i.e., Barnabas and Paul. See verse 6] not have the right to eat and drink [i.e., at the expense of the church]?
Anderson New Testament
Have we not the right to eat and drink?
Bible in Basic English
Have we no right to take food and drink?
Common New Testament
Do we not have the right to food and drink?
Daniel Mace New Testament
have we not a right to meat and drink?
Darby Translation
Have we not a right to eat and to drink?
Godbey New Testament
Have we not a right to eat and drink?
Goodspeed New Testament
Have we not a right to our food and drink?
John Wesley New Testament
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
Julia Smith Translation
have we not power to eat and to drink?
King James 2000
Have we not the right to eat and to drink?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do we not have the right to eat and drink?
Modern King James verseion
Do we not have authority to eat and to drink?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
Moffatt New Testament
Have we no right to eat and drink at the expense of the churches?
Montgomery New Testament
Have I no right to claim food and drink?
NET Bible
Do we not have the right to financial support?
New Heart English Bible
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
Noyes New Testament
Have we not a right to eat and drink?
Sawyer New Testament
Have we not a right to eat and drink?
The Emphasized Bible
Have we not a right to eat and drink?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Have we not power to eat and drink?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Have not we a right to food and drink?
Webster
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
Weymouth New Testament
Have we not a right to claim food and drink?
Williams New Testament
It cannot be that we have no right to our food and drink, can it?
World English Bible
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
Worrell New Testament
Have we no right to eat, and to drink?
Youngs Literal Translation
have we not authority to eat and to drink?
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 9:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Gives Up His Rights As An Apostle
3 This is my defense to those who would put me on trial and interrogate me [concerning my authority as an apostle]: 4 Have we not the right to our food and drink [at the expense of the churches]? 5 Have we not the right to take along with us a believing wife, as do the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas (Peter)?
Cross References
1 Thessalonians 2:6
nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.
2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we worked night and day [to pay our own way] so that we would not be a financial burden on any of you [for our support];
Matthew 10:10
Luke 10:7
1 Corinthians 9:7-14
[Consider this:] Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?
Galatians 6:6
The one who is taught the word [of God] is to share all good things with his teacher [contributing to his spiritual and material support].
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For you remember,
1 Timothy 5:17-18
The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].