1 Corinthians 9:1-5

1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?

2Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

3This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me.

4Don’t we have the right to food and drink?

5Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?