Parallel Verses English Standard Version Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? King James Bible 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? American Standard Version Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? Douay-Rheims Bible Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? English Revised Version Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? Webster's Bible Translation 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? Weymouth New Testament Have we not a right to take with us on our journeys a Christian sister as our wife, as the rest of the Apostles do--and the Lord's brothers and Peter? 1 Corinthians 9:5 Parallel Commentary Vincent's Word StudiesA sister, a wife Wrong. Sister means a christian woman, a fellow-member of the Church, as Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 7:15; James 2:15. It is in apposition with wife: A wife that is a sister or believer. So Rev. Such an one has also the right, like her husband, to be maintained by the Church. Some of the fathers claimed that not a wife was meant, but a female attendant, serviens mantrona, who contributed to the maintenance of the apostles as certain women ministered to Christ. There is no foundation for this. It is contradicted by the example of Peter cited at the end of this verse; compare Matthew 8:14; and besides, the point of the argument is that these companions should be maintained. Such a practice, however, did grow up in the Church, but was abolished by the Council of Nicaea on account of its abuses. Stanley remarks that the fact of these women accompanying their husbands, may be explained by the necessity of females to gain access to and to baptize the female converts in Greece and in oriental countries; the same necessity which gave rise to the order of deaconesses. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge to lead. 1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats... a sister. 1 Timothy 5:2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. wife. or, woman. the brethren. Luke 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, Galatians 1:19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. Cephas. Mark 1:30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and immediately they tell him of her. Cross References Matthew 8:14 And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. Matthew 12:46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. John 1:42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter). 1 Corinthians 1:12 What I mean is that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," or "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Cephas," or "I follow Christ." 1 Corinthians 7:7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. 1 Corinthians 7:8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am. Jump to Previous Accompanied Apostles Authority Believer Believing Cephas Christian Journeys Lead Peter Power Rest Right Round Sister WifeJump to Next Accompanied Apostles Authority Believer Believing Cephas Christian Journeys Lead Peter Power Rest Right Round Sister WifeLinks 1 Corinthians 9:5 NIV1 Corinthians 9:5 NLT 1 Corinthians 9:5 ESV 1 Corinthians 9:5 NASB 1 Corinthians 9:5 KJV 1 Corinthians 9:5 Bible Apps 1 Corinthians 9:5 Biblia Paralela 1 Corinthians 9:5 Chinese Bible 1 Corinthians 9:5 French Bible 1 Corinthians 9:5 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |