1 Corinthians 9:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

To lead

A sister

1 Timothy 5:2

The brethren

Galatians 1:19

Bible References

To lead

It is expedient, therefore, that the bishop be blameless, the husband of only one wife, vigilant, temperate, of worldly affections mortified, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

they shall forbid to marry and shall command men to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and have known the truth.

He who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who can not be accused of dissoluteness, nor insubordinate.

Let marriage be honourable in all and the bed undefiled; but the fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

A sister

But if the unbelieving spouse separates, let them separate. The brother or the sister is not under slavery in such cases, but God has called us to peace.

Thou hast taken hold of my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast imprisoned my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

I came into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh and my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk: eat, O friends; drink, beloved, drink abundantly.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, who is a servant of the congregation which is at Cenchrea,

the elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all purity.

The brethren

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak with him.

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and of Juda and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called Zelotes

After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples, and they continued there not many days.

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

But I saw none of the other apostles, except James the Lord's brother.