American King James Version
"Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? "
— 1 Corinthians 9:6, American King James Version
“Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?”
“Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working? ”
“Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?”
“Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?”
“Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this?”
“Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?”
“Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?”
My answer to them that do examine me is this,
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
Who goes a warfare any time at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and eats not of the fruit thereof? or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?
Say I these things as a man? or says not the law the same also?
For it is written in the law of Moses, You shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treads out the corn. Does God take care for oxen?