Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
or I and Barnabas, are we only excluded the privilege of not 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?
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?
Worrell New Testament
Or have only I and Barnabas no right to give up working?
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 not we the liberty to take a christian woman with us in our travels, as well as the rest of the apostles, as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas did? 6 or I and Barnabas, are we only excluded the privilege of not working? 7 who ever serves in war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and does not eat of the fruit? or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?
Cross References
Acts 4:36
among the rest one Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (that is to say, the son of consolation) a Levite, and a native of Cyprus,
Acts 11:22
Of this the church at Jerusalem being appriz'd, they order'd Barnabas to go to Antioch;
Acts 13:1-2
Now there were several prophets and teachers in the church of Antioch, as Barnabas, Simeon surnam'd Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 13:50
but the Jews having animated the women of quality of their religion, and the leading men of the city, raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and banish'd them from their territorys.
Acts 14:12
Barnabas, they stiled Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
Acts 15:36-37
Some time after, Paul said to Barnabas, let us return to visit all those cities, where we have preach'd the word of the Lord, to see what condition the brethren are in.
Acts 18:3
and being of the same trade, he liv'd with them, and follow'd the business of tent-making. every sabbath he disputed in the synagogue,
Acts 20:34-35
you yourselves can witness, that what was necessary for myself and those who were with me, these very hands have supply'd.
1 Corinthians 4:11-12
to this very day we suffer both hunger, thirst, and penury: we are buffeted from place to place, as vagabonds:
1 Thessalonians 2:9
for you remember, my brethren, our labour and toil: how we worked day and night, that in preaching the gospel of God, we might not be chargeable to any of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-9
for you know what an example we have given for your imitation: that our conduct among you was regular: