1 Corinthians 9:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)4 Do we [i.e., Barnabas and Paul. See verse 6] not have the right to eat and drink [i.e., at the expense of the church]? Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 Have we not power to eat and to drink? Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 Have we not the right to our food and drink [at the expense of the churches]? Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 Have we no right to eat and to drink? Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible4 Don’t we have the right to eat and drink? Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version4 Do we not have the authority to eat and to drink? Ver Capítulo |
or a traveling bag [for personal belongings], or a change of jackets or shoes, or [even] a walking stick [Note: By comparing this and the restriction in Matt. 10:10 with the permission given in Mark 6:8, the harmony seems to be “if you do not already have a walking stick, do not get one”]. For the worker deserves having his food provided.