1 Corinthians 9:5

5 and we have a right to support for us and our families. You don't seem to have raised questions with the other apostles and our Master's brothers and Peter in these matters.

1 Corinthians 9:5 In-Context

3 I'm not shy in standing up to my critics.
4 We who are on missionary assignments for God have a right to decent accommodations,
5 and we have a right to support for us and our families. You don't seem to have raised questions with the other apostles and our Master's brothers and Peter in these matters.
6 So, why me? Is it just Barnabas and I who have to go it alone and pay our own way?
7 Are soldiers self-employed? Are gardeners forbidden to eat vegetables from their own gardens? Don't milkmaids get to drink their fill from the pail?
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