1Cor.9.5

1 Corinthians 9:5

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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?

The Rights of an Apostle

Paul’s Use of Liberty

Cross References

Matthew 8:14

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And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

Matthew 12:46

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While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

John 1:42

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And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

The First Disciples

Jesus’ Public Ministry, First Converts

1 Corinthians 1:12

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Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

Unity in the Church

Appeal to Unity

1 Corinthians 7:7

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For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

Principles of Marriage

Teaching on Marriage

1 Corinthians 7:8

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I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.