“Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?”
Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living? — Paul and Barnabas are singled out as exceptions: they work for their own sustenance (ergonmai = labor, work). The right to be supported is granted; their choice not to exercise it is voluntary, not forced by some lower status. Paul's self-support will be the focus of the following argument.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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