1 Corinthians 9:5

Don't Paul and Barnabas have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife, as the other apostles, the Lord's brothers, and Peter do? Marriage and its support is a legitimate apostolic right.

Cross-references · 23

• John 1:42Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
• Matt 8:14When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
• Heb 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
• Gal 1:19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
• 1 Cor 7:7I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
• Acts 1:14With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
• 1 Cor 7:39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
• Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
• Song 5:1–2I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
• 1 Tim 3:2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
• Titus 1:6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
• Mark 1:30Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.
• 1 Cor 7:15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
• Song 4:12My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
• 1 Tim 5:2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
• Rom 16:1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
• 1 Cor 1:12What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
• Matt 12:46–50While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
• John 2:12After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
• Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
• Matt 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
• 1 Tim 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
• Song 4:9–10You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.

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