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Have we no right? (Μη ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν; ). Same idiom.
To lead about a wife that is a believer? (αδελφη…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
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
CharlesEllicott
To lead about a sister, a wife—i.e., to take with us on our journeys a Christian woman as a wife. Roman Catholic theologians have…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
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
JohnCalvin
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
JohnGill
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
MatthewHenry
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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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson