1 Corinthians 9:5

New English Translation

Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

Cross References

Song of Solomon 4:12

You are a locked garden, my sister, my bride; you are an enclosed spring, a sealed-up fountain.

Matthew 13:55

Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Matthew 8:14

Now when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.

Mark 1:30

Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at once about her.

Mark 6:3

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” And so they took offense at him.

Luke 6:15

Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,

Luke 8:20

So he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

John 1:42

Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).

John 2:12

After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

Acts 1:14

All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

Romans 16:1

Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

1 Corinthians 1:12

Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.”

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.

1 Corinthians 7:39

A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes (only someone in the Lord).

1 Corinthians 7:7

I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

1 Corinthians 7:8

To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

Galatians 1:19

But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.

1 Timothy 3:2

The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

1 Timothy 4:3

They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 5:2

older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters – with complete purity.

Titus 1:6

An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.