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Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Have we no right? (Μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν; ). Same idiom.

To lead about a wife that is a believer? (αδελφη…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Have we not power? Have we not a right? The objection here seems to have been that Paul and Barnabas were unmarried, or at least that they…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

To lead about a sister, a wifei.e., to take with us on our journeys a Christian woman as a wife. Roman Catholic theologians have…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul now begins to defend himself against those who have criticized his apostleship on the ground that he had not exercised all the rights one migh…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Even as the other Apostles. In addition to the Lord’s permission, he mentions the common practice of others. And with the aim of bringing …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife
The phrase "a sister, a wife", is an Hebraism, and answers to (

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is not new for a minister to encounter unkindness in return for goodwill to a people, and for diligent and successful service among them. To the…

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