Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not power to forbear 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?
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 we not power to lead about with us a sister, a wife, as well as the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Peter? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have we not power to forbear working? 7 Who ever warreth at his own charge? Who planteth a vineyard, and doth not eat of its fruit? Or who feedeth a flock, and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?
Cross References
Acts 4:36
And Joses, by the apostles surnamed Barnabas, which is, being interpreted, a son of consolation,
Acts 11:22
And tidings of these things came to the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, to go to Antioch:
Acts 13:1-2
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout, honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
Acts 14:12
And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
Acts 15:36-37
And after certain days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit the brethren in every city, where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Acts 18:3
And as he was of the same trade, he abode with them and wrought, for they were tent-makers by trade.
Acts 20:34-35
Yea, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministred to my necessities, and to them that were with me.
1 Corinthians 4:11-12
Even to this present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain abode, And labour, working with our own hands:
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-9
For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,