1 Corinthians 9:5 meaning and explanation

Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

1 Corinthians 9:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is defending his apostleship to the Corinthians, listing rights he and Barnabas chose not to use. He notes that other apostles traveled with a believing wife, including Cephas, the Aramaic name for Peter, and the Lord's brothers.

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