1 Corinthians 9:5

“Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?”

"Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?" - 1 Corinthians 9:5
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What does 1 Corinthians 9:5 mean?

1 Corinthians 9:5 (KJV) – “Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?” This verse from the first epistle to the Corinthians, written by the apostle Paul, addresses the issue of the rights and…

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Walking in Authority: Understanding Our Rights in Christ

In 1 Corinthians 9:5, Paul poses a thought-provoking question to the Corinthian church: "Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?" This verse encapsulates Paul’s defense of his apostolic authority…

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Heavenly Father, In the spirit of unity and love, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude for the divine guidance You have provided through Your Word. Your scriptures illuminate our path and instill in us the deep significance of relationships, especially those that…

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1 Corinthians 9:4 - "Have we not power to eat and to drink?"
1 Corinthians 12:5 - "And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord."
1 Corinthians 15:5 - "And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:"
1 Corinthians 13:9 - "For we know in part, and we prophesy in part."
1 Corinthians 1:5 - "That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;"
1 Corinthians 5:5 - "To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus."
1 Corinthians 11:9 - "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."
1 Corinthians 9:3 - "Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,"
2 Corinthians 9:1 - "For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:"
1 Corinthians 16:9 - "For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries."
1 Corinthians 9:9 - "For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?"
1 Corinthians 9:6 - "Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?"
1 Corinthians 9:8 - "Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?"
1 Corinthians 2:5 - "That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
1 Corinthians 9:23 - "And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you."
1 Corinthians 10:5 - "But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness."
1 Corinthians 7:9 - "But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."
1 Corinthians 12:9 - "To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;"